CRADLEY maintained their unbeaten start at home with a hard fought 48-42 victory over the Isle of Wight.
In a close Travel Plus National League encounter throughout, no more than four points separated the two sides at any point.
But it was the Motor Market Heathens who dug deepest in a tense finale to come out on top and make it four wins on the spin at Monmore.
Team manager Will Pottinger said: "It was a really important win for us for a number of reasons and we'd have accepted a victory of any margin prior to the start.
"Firstly, the Isle of Wight were strengthened a lot with their guests of Dan Bewley and Tom Perry and that was always going to make it a much closer meeting and so it proved.
"More importantly though we wanted to bounce back from what was a bitterly disappointing result at Coventry on Friday and I'm really pleased we managed to do so.
"It was nip and tuck all the way through but the team did well to finish off strongly with three 4-2's in the final five races.
"We showed a lot of character to get back to winning ways and it's a shame we've got a two week break now but at least we're going into it on a bit of a high."
Club skipper Max Clegg played a true captain's role as he top scored for the Heathens, securing three wins on his way to 14 points from six rides.
Ben Morley proved a vital, reliable guest once again as he bagged double figures while Luke Chessell displayed another solid showing in the heat leader position.
Reserve James Purchase demonstrated a much improved performance as he secured his highest score in Heathens colours.
Ben Basford put in another encouraging showing in his first home meeting in the main body of the team while guest reserve Joe Lawlor did himself proud on another National League outing for the youngster.
The Motor Market Heathens now face a two week break until they host Coventry Storm on Monday, May 23.
CRADLEY 48: Max Clegg 14+1, Ben Morley 12+1, Luke Chessell 9, James Purchase 7+2, Ben Basford 4, Joe Lawlor 2, Jack Kingston R/R. ISLE OF WIGHT 42: Tom Perry 11+2, Dan Bewley 11, James Cockle 9, Lee Smart 8+1, Matt Saul 2, Tyler Govier 1+1, Mark Baseby R/R.