Kragerø HK claimed their first win of the season with a 28:38 victory away to Tillers in the 1. Division on Sunday. The result ended a run of draws for both sides and shifted the standings in the lower reaches of the table. Tillers remain winless after six games while Kragerø finally broke through.
Both teams had been stuck in a pattern of draws before this encounter. Tillers had played six matches without a victory, collecting six draws from six games. Kragerø HK had followed a similar trajectory with five games and five draws. By then, neither side had managed to find a way back from the pattern.
The home side had shown signs of competitiveness in recent matches, drawing 30:35 against Melsuchus just a week earlier. They had also held Norstrand to 24:44 and lost narrowly to Haslum HK 23:40. And here's the thing — Tillers did not travel to make up the numbers, but could not convert their performances into results.
Kragerø HK arrived in similar form, having drawn 24:35 with Lilleskrem and 27:35 against Haslum HK in their two most recent outings. Their previous five matches all ended level. To be fair, the away side had not been out of sight in those games, just unable to close out results.
The victory moves Kragerø HK up to 13th place with their first three points of the campaign. Tillers drop further behind at 14th, still on zero points after six matches. The gap between the two sides widens to three points, though both remain in the bottom half.
