BRAINTREE, England (Interstat) — West Ham U21 defeated Braintree 4-2 on Tuesday as Daniel Cummings scored twice and Joel Kerr and Andre Dike also found the net. Cummings struck in the 13th and 26th minutes to give the visitors an early 2-0 lead. Jet Dyer pulled Braintree back in the 41st, but Kerr scored in the 50th and Dike added another in the 57th. Alfie Matthews netted Braintree’s second in the 71st. Jephthah Medine, R. Battrum, Harry Montague and J. Medine recorded assists for West Ham U21, while Dyer and Jacob Mensah had assists for Braintree. Braintree’s Swann R. received a yellow card in second-half stoppage time. The home side made several substitutions, including Olarewaju M. in the 16th minute and Isaacson B. at halftime. West Ham U21 improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-2-1 overall. Braintree dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 4-9-1 overall. West Ham U21 next plays at Norwich U21, and Braintree visits Salisbury.