Lookers of Yardley Solihull Barons : 1
Telford NL Tigers : 4

The Barons concluded their preseason with a disappointing defeat on Sunday evening to Midland rivals the Telford Tigers.

The first period saw both the Tigers and Barons having their share of opportunities but in reality neither side was able to develop any real spells of pressure or rhythm, with the bulk of the period spent in stick clashing battles either side of the blue lines. The deadlock was broken in the sixteenth minute by Solihull's Joe Henry being picked out on central ice by Richard Crowe. Henry collected the puck, rounded the Tigers defence and slotted the rubber home for the only scoring of the period.

The second period saw the Tigers bring themselves even within only a couple of minutes, Adam Taylor firing home from the right hand circle. By mid-period the Tigers seized their opportunity as the Barons went down to three men after a couple of soft penalties called within a minute of each other. While the first of these was killed off, the Tigers exploited the chaos around the goalmouth to take the lead courtesy of Callum Griffin. This would give them a lead they would hold going into the final twenty minutes.

Five minutes into the final period and the Tigers would extend their lead further as a Ben Washburn    shot rattled off the underside of the crossbar - initially not awarded, discussion between the officials saw it given and the Barons went two goals down. Two minutes later and the Tigers would further extend their lead, Callum Bowley doing the damage this time to give a 4-1 scoreline in favour of Telford.

With the preseason over the Barons must now look ahead to the league campaign proper starting this Sunday against the Whitley Warriors. The Warriors are among the most historic names in UK hockey and bring with them a reputation for consistently turning out tough but highly skilled sides. Over the past season Whitley have boosted their squad with Premier League veterans Andre Payette and David Longstaff who together with a roster of talented regulars should ensure an explosive start to the season in a game already tipped to be among the year's highlights. Face-off : 6:00pm.

Barons goals : Henry
Barons assists : Soar, Crowe
Barons MoM : Tomas Janak