Three tries in a 15-minute spell at the start of the second half took the game away from the Rams, who produced a late resurgence courtesy of two Dan Coates tries, as they ended a run of three games in nine days with defeat.
Paul March’s men were looking to continue from where they left off on Wednesday evening in the victory at Keighley Cougars, but, after an early Louie Walker penalty, they were always chasing the game against Hunslet.
The first half was a scrappy affair with both sides offering little at each other’s line. With only six minutes on the clock, the visitors were temporarily reduced to 12 men when Edward Battye was sent to the sin bin after refusing to exchange the ball with the returning Bailey O’Connor after almost touching down a Lee Gaskell grubber kick.
A man-up, the Rams came close to breaking the deadlock after a repeat set of six close to the line, although Mackenzie Turner was able to force Liam Copland into touch.
The hosts did take the lead from a penalty when Hunslet were called offside but after repeat penalties were conceded by the Rams, Myles Harrop put the Parksiders into the lead after touching down Gaskell’s grubber kick.
Hunslet extended their lead to ten points after Samuel Grice broke through the Rams’ defence, although they managed to reduce the deficit on the cusp of half time when O’Connor dotted down after getting to a Jacob Bateman grubber kick for his tenth try of the season.
The visitors put on the pressure at the start of the second half and they got their just reward as Aiden Doolan restored their ten-point advantage after he was able to chase his own grubber kick.
A second try in five minutes followed as Harrison Gilmore forced himself over from close range.
A third try in quick succession arrived after Ethan O’Hanlon was able to force himself over from close range before the Rams staged a late fightback.
Tom Delaney broke the defence, and played a sublime pass to Coates, and he was able to dot down.
Coates then scored his second try in less than five minutes, as a clever O’Connor chip fell nicely into Coates’ hands, and he was able score under the upright, although it was too little, too late for the Rams.
The result leaves Dewsbury in 11th place, a point adrift of tenth-placed Whitehaven who they visit in two weeks’ time.
