THE Stingrays of Shellharbour produced a come-from-behind effort to defeat Berry on Saturday.
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The Rays, in this Group Seven Rugby League match on Saturday at the Berry Showground in front of a vocal crowd, won 28-16.
Berry, after heading into the break with a 10-4 lead, would be disappointed it missed the chance to record victory number one of the year.
However. the Stingrays, as the score suggests, had the better of things in the second half and powered over the brave Magpies.
Saturday's win was the Ray's second of the year and means Berry could be headed for the dreaded wooden spoon in 2020.
The home fans, when Berry kicked off and the Rays ran the length of the field and almost scored, would have been worried.
Berry, however, got out of trouble and then returned the favour.
The Magpies' fans were much happier when wholehearted front-rower Bill Ryder barged over to score the first try of the match, which was converted.
With both teams showing a willingness to throw the ball around the fans were at least getting lots of entertainment.
This willingness to keep the ball alive ended up costing the Rays when Berry centre Fletcher Winning grabbed an intercept and went over to score out wide.
Both sides, prior to the first drinks break held due to the warm conditions, missed out on opportunities to score.
A few more mistakes, mixed in with some brave defence marked the second 20 minutes of the first half.
A try to Stingrays' interchange player Shaun Maulch rounded off things in the first half points scoring department.
The Stingrays, in many respects, ground its opposition down in the second half.
Big front rower Jake Kamire was almost unstoppable for the Rays, while lock Keiran Rankmore also did some damage and centre Chanse Perham, who plays like an extra forward, also helped his team get the edge over the Magpies.
The Magpies were competitive for most of the second half but the Stingrays, after Jake Eccelston scored his first of two tries for the afternoon, charged away with match.
It was no surprise that never-say-die Berry hooker Blake Dryden scored the last try of the match.
Dryden, Ryder, winger Brent Marando particularly in defence, back-rower Joe Rodgers and five-eighth Kealan Blattner played well for Berry.
The aforementioned players and the two debutants shone for the Stingrays.
Centre Jack Bostock and halfback James Andraos, who scored a try, made their first-grade debuts for the Rays and they definitely did not look out of place in the top grade.