This victory was one for the Bees defence as a busy looking Lymm side ducked and dived behind the gain line for much of the game without ever really looking likely to score.

Any step forward by a green-shirted player was met with a thumping tackle by a Bees defender and if the first line of defence failed to down the Lymm player, full back Aidan Scully was always on hand to tidy up.

Lymm enjoyed the majority of the possession but did not help themselves with some poor handling which thwarted a number of positive looking moves.

The Bees were not firing on all cylinders themselves, especially at the lineout where nearly every throw seemed to be off target.

However, there was much that the coaching team can look at and take away as very positive evidence that this young Bees side will take some stopping.

The scrummaging was always rock solid and the first points on the board came as the Bees pack took a scrum against the head in the Lymm 22 and stand-off Giles Hetherington scuttled over for the five points.

Gavin Stead added the conversion to put his side seven up early in the first half.

The Bees' second score came as their backs charged up the left wing following another turnover. As Adam Wellington headed toward the corner, he was almost bundled out of play but managed to flip the ball in field to Ben Greaves, who darted over.

Two penalties for the home side meant the score was 14-6 at half-time.

Lymm continued to look very busy with the ball in hand after the break but completely failed to penetrate the visitors' defensive wall.

Bees man of the match Martyn Mitchell tackled himself to a standstill as the line held firm and, when the Bees did get hold of the ball, Richard Scull always looked dangerous as he sniped away around the fringes.

The Bees were rewarded for their efforts with a third score as Grant Litt charged over to the left of the posts. The Bees tried to press home their advantage to claim a fourth score and the bonus point but were never quite able to put together a telling break as a couple of handling errors thwarted promising looking attacks in the final minutes.

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