Birmingham Brummies will take an eight-point lead into the second leg of their Young Shield quarter-final at Berwick on Saturday.

The Brummies had raced into a 17-7 lead after only four heats before being pegged back in Wednesday's meeting.

They were grateful for a strong finish with 4-2 and 5-1 wins in the final two heats of the night.

Top-scorers Jason Lyons and Craig Watson took advantage of Adrian Rymel's crash to finish 1-2 in heat 15.

Birmingham: Jason Lyons 14, Craig Watson 13+3, Tomasz Piszcz 11, Krister Jacobsen 7, Lee Smart 3, Jay Herne 2+1, Kyle Legault r/r.

Berwick: Adrian Rymel 14+1, Michal Makovsky 9, Guglielmo Franchetti 7+2, Richard Sweetman 7, Paul Clews 4+2, Scott Smith 1+1, Tero Aarnio r/r.