MATTY DAVIES hailed the “massive character” of his Hull Seahawks after they came through two overtime challenges to produce their longest winning streak of their stop-start NIHL National campaign.

On both occasions, it was Romford Raiders who came off second-best, on both occasions it required late equalising goals from the Seahawks to set up their overtime heroics.

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On Saturday, Brock Bartholomew’s strike at 63.05 almost lifted the roof off the Hull Ice Arena after it sealed a 6-5 win.

Just over 24 hours later, Emil Svec’s (inset) hat-trick strike - coming just five seconds later than Bartholomew’s the previous night - secured a four-point weekend for the Seahawks in Romford with a 5-4 triumph.

It stretched the Seahawks’ winning streak to four games, moving them up to fifth in the standings, level on points with fourth-placed Peterborough Phantoms and six points back from third-placed Leeds Knights, who they visit on Friday night having endured a pointless weekend with losses to Milton Keynes Lightning and leaders Swindon Wildcats.

“We showed some massive character there,” said Davies after the road win in Romford, which saw his team come back from 4-2 down with two 56th-minute goals from Jason Hewitt and Jordan Stallard.

“It has all added up to a massive four-point weekend for us. It was a very tough game and they played really well and made it a lot more difficult for us.

“We probably took some silly penalties at times - and that never helps with momentum and them getting into the game - but all that aside it is a massive two points.”

After Romford had gone 2-0 with strikes close to either side of the first break from Shaun Miller and Tjay Anderson, Emil Svec dragged Hull level before the second intermission.

But goals from Jake Sylvester and Miller saw the hosts restore their two-goal lead with less than eight minutes remaining.

Hewitt made it a one-goal game at 55.13 before Stallard levelled just 46 seconds later, setting up Svec to claim hero status in overtime and put the Seahawks in confident mood ahead of their visit to West Yorkshire at the end of the week.

GAME-WINNER: Emil Svec secured a four-point weekend for Hull Seahawks when his hat-trick strike in overtime sealed a 5-4 win at Romford Raiders. Picture: Vince Cowell/Seahawks Media.

On Saturday, Johnny Corneil gave the Seahawks a fifth-minute lead on the power play but it was back and forth with Romford thereafter.

Jarrett Baker equalised at 13.13 before Hull’s Bobby Chamberlain and Lee Bonner exchanged strikes with Brandon Ayliffe and Anderson to leave it 3-3 after two periods.

Jason Hewitt made it 4-3 to Hull at 48.35 but they were then trailing 5-4 within seven minutes after goals from Romford’s Adam Laishram and Sylvester. Thankfully, Sobchak and Bartholomew struck to make it three wins in a row for Matty Davies’s team.