Oswestry 48
Warley 0
OSWESTRY maintained their unbeaten Midlands Four West (North) form with a resounding win at home to Warley.
The hosts had to wait until the 20th minute to open the scoring with Rory Kershaw finally breaching the visiting defence to cross for an unconverted try.
Oswestry never looked back and moments later Luke Beckett outpaced the Warley defence to cross for a try which Brad Hughes converted.
Warley belied their lowly league standing by dominating the next 20 minutes and were encamped in the home half but Oswestry dug in and saw out the pressure to reassert themselves.
Action from Oswestry's win over Warley. Picture by Nick Evans-Jones.
Tom Hill broke forward and made 40 yards before feeding Kershaw to cross for his second try of the afternoon.
Oswestry sealed a bonus point before the break with Beckett's kick gathered by Connor Bishop who sprinted over for a try to establish a comfortable 22 point lead at the break.
The Oswestry pack dominated the second-half and the home side extended their lead with a try from Connor Blair with Iwan Ellis adding the extras after taking over kicking duties.
Action from Oswestry's win over Warley. Picture by Nick Evans-Jones.
The visitors enjoyed a good spell but Oswestry soaked up the pressure with a fine defensive display.
Once again the home side weathered the storm and emerged dominant with Mike Davies storming through for a try which was converted by Ellis
Oswestry continued to be ruthless and and the tries kept on coming with Jack Charmley powering over and score with the try unconverted.
Action from Oswestry's win over Warley. Picture by Nick Evans-Jones.
Oswestry still had time to add one further try with Beckett celebrating his second of the game with Ellis adding the extras to complete the scoring and maintain the border club's unbeaten record.
Oswestry remain in top spot and, with the way the other games in the division finished, now have a 10 point lead over second placed Barton Under Needwood at the midway point of the campaign.
There are no games for Oswestry next week and the next fixture will see the visit of Willenhall on Saturday, January 29.
Action from Oswestry's win over Warley. Picture by Nick Evans-Jones.
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