BUDE made the trip south in good spirits after the winter break had allowed them to recover from a string of injuries and poor results, and despite the appalling weather conditions, they were able to capitalise on a two-man advantage to take all three points in a game which saw Camborne School of Mines field just nine players.

The driving sleet and rain was relentless; slowing the pitch and tempo right down and it was not until two thirds of the way through the first-half that the visitors broke the deadlock.

From a short corner, David Woodward’s deflected drag flick found the net.

Bude survived some early second-half pressure from Camborne as the whole team pulled together to ensure there was no way through and no hope for the home side to get back into the game.

The decisive second blow came from another well-worked short corner as Tom Fry injected the ball in at pace to receive it straight back and slot it neatly home between the keeper and the near post.

This knocked the stuffing out of Camborne and Bude were never really troubled from there on in which allowed them to create a number of good chances. But it was not until late on when they got the third from another short corner. This time the initial shot was saved but the rebound came back to Cayden Gill, who stepped inside the D to drag flick his shot over the advancing keeper and defenders.

In the end a comfortable and well deserved win for Bude who move up to fourth in the table on 24 points, five points off second and third place.

Plymouth Marjon are the visitors to Budehaven School on Saturday (2.30pm).

Bude’s women recommenced their season in Southern Two of the West Club Women’s Hockey League with a disappointing 5-0 home defeat to Caradon at Budehaven.

The result left them in eighth in the ten-team division ahead of Saturday’s trip to third-place Tavistock (9.30am).