Dafydd James was the back line catalyst as he notched another try a week after spearheading the march into the Heineken Cup semi-finals with a vital try against Munster. He was voted man of the match.
Stephen Jones helped himself to 13 points with a try and four conversions and it was another useful workout for the Welsh region before their European semi-final shoot-out with Leicester Tigers at the Walkers Stadium in two weeks time.
This was a tenth successive loss by the Borders against the Scarlets and their only consolation was a try near the end from industrious lock John Daziel.