Coventry Storm speedway team were beaten 52-38 at Cradley on Monday night.
Ashley Morris set a new track record in the opening heat which finished in a 3-3 and was followed by an awarded 4-2 to Cradley in the second heat.
Dan Greenwood and Martin Knuckey took a 5-1 but Cradley came back with a 4-2 and after a 3-3, a 5-1 followed by six more 3-3's.
After heat twelve, the Storm were only four points down but heat thirteen saw a 5-1 to Cradley who had a 4-2 and a 5-1 win in the final heat to send the Storm to a defeat.
Boss Laurence Rogers said to the Bees website: “I’m proud of the boys tonight, they battled hard and the result doesn’t justify their efforts, being without Liam and Jamie (Halder).
“It was a good team performance with a great spirit amongst them. Everyone chipped in with what they needed to do, and we have to take that on to Mildenhall on Sunday now.”
CRADLEY 52: Max Clegg 16+2, Ashley Morris 15, Luke Chessell 9, James Purchase 7, Ben Basford 4+2, Bradley Andrews 1, Jack Kingston R/R.
COVENTRY 38: Dan Greenwood 11, Martin Knuckey 9+2, Conor Dwyer 7+4, Ryan Terry-Daley 7, Callum Walker 4+2, Kyle Roberts 0, Liam Carr R/R.