The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs return to Oxford Stadium on Wednesday evening when hosting defending BSN Series champions Poole Pirates in the competition\u2019s Southern Group.<\/p>\n
The fixture will mark Cheetahs\u2019 first home meeting of the club\u2019s third campaign of its new era \u2013 and Team Manager Peter Schroeck is eyeing a response following a Good Friday reverse in Dorset.<\/p>\n
Cheetahs are unchanged with Sam Masters leading Oxford\u2019s charge with fans\u2019 favourite Scott Nicholls confirmed to ride in the middle order. Henry Atkins, Cameron Heeps and Jordan Jenkins are confirmed in the middle order with teenagers Ashton Boughen and Luke Killeen at reserve.<\/p>\n
Schroeck expects a strong challenge from Pirates when tapes rise, but he\u2019s backed his side to return to form and get their first points on the board.<\/p>\n
\u201cFriday is behind us now,\u201d<\/em> said Schroeck. \u201cWe\u2019ve moved on, and our focus is on a big first home meeting of the season for the Cheetahs.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAll the boys built a really strong rapport with our supporters, so starting the season with seven riders who have all previously represented Cheetahs is a real plus for us.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe hope to use that track knowledge to our advantage against a Poole side which will be brimming with confidence and determined to complete the double.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve some superb match ups with Poole since the beginning of our regeneration campaign. It\u2019s a great rivalry to have and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing the terraces busy again for what is a must-win meeting if we want to retain hopes of qualifying for the (BSN Series) semi finals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Tickets for the Monarch Cheetahs\u2019 BSN Series fixture against Poole Pirates are on sale and available to purchase via the club website. All U16s go free, tapes-up is at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n Monarch Cheetahs:<\/strong> Sam Masters, Henry Atkins, Cameron Heeps, Jordan Jenkins, Scott Nicholls, Ashton Boughen, Luke Killeen.<\/p>\n Poole Pirates:<\/strong> Richard Lawson, Tobias Thomson, Tom Brennan, Zach Cook, Ben Cook, Sam Hagon, Max Perry.<\/p>\n Words and Feature Image by Oxford Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Monarch Oxford Cheetahs return to Oxford Stadium on Wednesday evening when hosting defending BSN Series champions Poole Pirates in the competition\u2019s Southern Group. The fixture will mark Cheetahs\u2019 first home meeting of the club\u2019s third campaign of its new era \u2013 and Team Manager Peter Schroeck is eyeing a response following a Good Friday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,51],"tags":[8,103,100,12,86,9],"class_list":["post-2193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-british-speedway","category-speedway","category-the-championship","tag-british-speedway","tag-bsn-series","tag-championship","tag-oxford-cheetahs","tag-poole-pirates","tag-speedway"],"yoast_head":"\n