Dumfries' Solway Sharks have a win and lose weekend

Solway Sharks 7 Romford Raiders 4

Solway Sharks welcomed the Romford Raiders to the Shark Tank for their first meeting of the season on Saturday.

The match coincided with the Sharks’ annual Halloween night, adding an exciting atmosphere as fans of all ages arrived in costume.

The Sharks, sponsored by Dynamic Property Services, capitalised on the home crowd’s energy just over two minutes into the game. Danskin and Anderson set up Carruth, who scored his first career national league goal, putting the Sharks 1-0 ahead.

The Raiders responded in the final five minutes of the first period with a goal from Yokoyama, and the teams went into the intermission tied 1-1.

Less than a minute into the second period, the Sharks took advantage of a power play when Alderson passed to Gardiner, who fired a one-timer past Raiders’ netminder Ethan James, making it 2-1.

Just two minutes later, Gardiner and Dunbar connected with Robertson, who rifled a shot into the top corner, extending the Sharks’ lead to 3-1.

In response, the Raiders called a time-out to regroup, and it worked. Just nine seconds later, Canadian import Shewfelt found the back of the net, narrowing the gap to 3-2.

As the second period progressed, the Sharks faced penalty trouble that proved costly. The Raiders capitalised, scoring the game-tying goal through Shaun Miller and then taking a 4-3 lead with a goal from Brandon Ayliffe. Demonstrating resilience, the Sharks equalised with a goal from Alderson, and right before the period ended, Coulter and Stenton set up Young, who scored to give the Sharks a 5-4 lead heading into the third.

In the final period, the Sharks came out determined to secure a home victory. Henderson made a beautiful pass to Anderson, who displayed