BIRMINGHAM and Solihull Bees scored six tries and came away with two bonus points following a 42-36 defeat against high-flying Berkswell and Balsall.
Tries from Harry Garratt, Ali Cook, Aron Bowker-Sayce, George Widdop, Joe Rogers and Shane McDermott saw the Bees claim two well-earned points at Portway.
And the result means Solihull sit fourth in the Counties 2 Midlands West (East) table, just four points behind Berkswell who sit second in the table.
The Bees fell behind to an early penalty only for Garratt to dance his way past three defenders to the line to score the game’s first try from James Widdop’s cut out pass.
Berkswell reclaimed the lead with a second penalty before Cook finished under the posts after J Widdop and Will Heath combined well.
However, the visitors responded with the first try to close the gap between the teams to a single point at the break.
The Bees stretched their lead at the start of the second half when Bowker-Sayce collected J Widdop’s kick and sprinted from the halfway line to score.
And J Widdop then produced a cross-field kick to the right wing which his brother George gathered on the full to score Solihull’s bonus point try.
However, with the Bees 13 points ahead, the game turned then Solihull lost three of their backs to injury which forced a reshuffle.
Berkswell made the most of the changes to score their second try only for Rogers to break through three tackles to score for the Bees at the other end.
However, Berkswell scored three tries in the space of six minutes to take a six-point lead before a fumbled pass allowed the visitors to take a two-score lead.
Solihull snatched a losing bonus point at the death as McDermott scored in the corner on his return from injury and Bowker-Sayce converted from the touchline.
Birmingham and Solihull are next in action against Harbury on Saturday, February 28 with kick-off at 2.15pm at Waterloo Fields.
