IN an entertaining Tribute Cornwall and Devon League clash that produced 11 tries, Liskeard-Looe completed the double over their Cornish rivals with a 43-31 victory
Flanker Baz Hocking had a field day for the Lions. He scored 23 points, with two tries and 13 points from the boot.
Hornets were 12-3 up at the end of the first quarter with two tries from right wing Rob McIntyre, centre Liam Freeman converted one. Hocking kicked the visitors' penalty.
But it was 24-19 at the break as Emerson Allan, Mark Moody and Andy Sheer got the tries for the visitors. Hocking converted all three and full-back Mark Robins went over for Hornets, with Freeman converting.
An injury to Hornets No.8 Tim Eustice forced a substitution at half-time.
Within three minutes of the restart, the strong running of Hocking had stret-ched the Lions' lead with a try that he converted himself.
In the fourth quarter, Hocking followed up a pushover try from No.8 Ali Hill with a conversion and scored his second try to make it 43-19.
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