Weekend hockey round-up
Ravens II 5 Budgies II 0Emma Simmons scored a hat-trick inside 29 minutes to propel Ravens II to a comfortable win over Budgies II.Simmons struck in the 11th, 15th and 29th minutes to put her side ahead before Juliette Ferrai-McComb grabbed the fourth in the 56th.Alex Wheatley closed out the scoring in the 60th minute.Ravens I 2 Budgies I 0Megan Troake and Joanne Bielby scored a goal each for Ravens I.Troake gave Ravens the lead in the third minute and Bielby added the insurance goal in the 69th.Men’s DivisionPolecats 4 Spartans 2Nigel Deane scored a brace as Polecats beat Spartans in a closely contested match.Andrew Brouwer gave Polecats the lead in the second minute but the sides were level 11 minutes later when Samuel Thompson scored for Spartans.Marc Cervantes then put Spartans ahead in the 28th minute but Polecats were back on level terms in the 56th off the stick of Richard Marriott.Deane restored Polecats lead in the 62nd before putting the game beyond his opponents’ reach two minutes later.Pantheons 2 Upstarts 1Pantheons came from behind to grab all three points.After a scoreless first half, Tyler Smith gave Upstarts the lead in the 52nd minute.Steve Miles equalised for Pantheons four minutes later but an Upstarts own goal in the 56th proved to be the winning goal.