A passionate local derby against Bourne in Counties 1 Midlands East (North) saw the visitors adapt better to the windy conditions with strong ball carriers and work at the break down securing victory.
Bourne opened the scoring after nine minutes when wing Jonathon Levett went in between the posts for a converted try.
Spalding scored their opening try after half an hour when Ryan Firth and Henry Hoyles made breaks and Henry Hobson drove for the try line for a converted try to level things up.
Centre Ollie Machin crashed his way through Bourne’s defensive line to score another and the conversion gave the hosts the half-time lead.
Spalding centre Sam Booth was caught offside and Bourne capitalised with flanker Sam Thornburn scoring out wide
Thornburn went over for his second try to give the visitors the lead and they added the final score of the afternoon from a penalty to deny Spalding a losing bonus point.
Elephants: Newberry, Rollinson, Broome, Douglas, Hobson, Firth, Hoyles, Ole, Wraith, Ingleby, Sharman, Booth, Machin, Shields, Beecham. Subs Turner, Anker, Humphreys.
Spalding are home again this Saturday when they welcome Syston Seconds.
The Colts came away from Long Eaton with a 19-17 NLD Cup second-round victory.
