COACH Mark Dunning prepares himself for another ride on the Brighton Bears' rollercoaster tomorrow.

Dunning admits he doesn't know what sort of performance to expect from his side when they make the long trip to Newcastle Eagles (tip off 5.30pm).

A week ago Bears produced an abject display in front of their home fans when they suffered their third defeat by more than 30 points in the space of 11 days against Sheffield Sharks.

But the following day they bounced back with an overtime win over Milton Keynes.

That win, their ninth of the season, has given Bears genuine hope that they can overhaul London Leopards and avoid the wooden spoon in the southern conference.

Newcastle won at Brighton on the opening day of the season, but have won just six times this season and are battling with Leicester Riders to avoid last place in the northern conference.

Dunning said: "Newcastle are similar in ourselves in that they are probably a better side than their results suggest.

"But we are capable of beating them, especially if we carry on where we left off against Milton Keynes.

"We got it right in the second half and we played with the intensity and energy which you need to compete at this level."

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