Holbeach United made it seven Future Lions UCL Premier Division wins on the spin by seeing of Peterborough Northern Star 2-1 on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Kirby Muxloe.
Starting with the Tigers, Josh Ford fired them into a 20th-minute lead direct from a free-kick at the Branch Bros Stadium to ensure a 1-0 half-time lead.
Sam Wilson hauled Star level just after the break, but Billy Smith – who enjoyed a decent spell with the city side earlier in his career – grabbed the winner for Danny Hussey’s side within 60 seconds of the restart.
Holbeach’s seventh league win on the bounce sees them move six points clear in fourth place.
That’s after fifth-placed Pinchbeck failed to beat second-from-bottom Kirby Muxloe at Ratby Lane.
The home side went into a surprise 13th-minute lead, but the recalled Tony Edwards levelled on the half-hour when he met Lee Beeson’s cross at the back post.
Harry Vince, Ollie Maltby and the returning Jordan Nuttell all had chances to scorer a winner in the last ten minutes, but Pinchbeck were left frustrated in what was Kirby Muxloe’s first league draw of the season.
The Knights will hope to get back to winning ways at Peterborough Northern Star in the semi-final of the Hinchingbrooke Cup on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, Luke Nicholson, John Smith and Jordan Keeble (pen) earned Holbeach United Reserves a 3-1 derby win over Sutton Bridge United in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division.
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RESULTS
Evo-Stik NPL
East Division: Belper Town 2 AFC Mansfield 0; Brighouse Town 1 Frickley Athletic 0; Cleethorpes Town 2 Pickering Town 1; Ossett United 0 Morpeth Town 1; Sheffield FC 4 Loughborough Dynamo 0; Spalding United 2 Stamford 2; Tadcaster Albion 2 Marske United 1; Wisbech Town 1 Pontefract Collieries 2.
Future Lions UCL
Premier Division: Boston Town 1 Desborough Town 1; Cogenhoe United 6 Leicester Nirvana 0; Deeping Rangers 0 Rugby Town 3; Harborough Town 3 Eynesbury Rovers 2; Kirby Muxloe 1 Pinchbeck United 1; Newport Pagnell Town 0 Daventry Town 1; Peterborough NS 1 Holbeach United 2; Sleaford Town 3 Oadby Town 1; Wellingborough Town 1 Northampton ON Chenecks 0; Wellingborough Whitworth 0 Rothwell Corinthians 4.
ChromaSport PDFL
Premier Division: Holbeach United Res 3 Sutton Bridge United 1; Netherton United 11 Langtoft United 0; Peterborough Polonia 0 Peterborough Sports Dev 14; Stamford Lions 1 Oakham United 1.
Division One: Crowland Town 2 Oundle Town 3; Moulton Harrox Reserves 0 Bretton North End 3.
Challenge Cup: Spalding Town 1 Uppingham Town 5; Eye Utd 3 FC Parson Drove 1.
Division Two: Cardea 1 Warboys Town 3; Netherton United Res 4 Stilton United 3; Whaplode Drove 2 Ketton Res 0.
Division Three: FC Peterborough Res 1 Whittlesey Athletic A 3; Leverington Sports Res 2 Farcet United 3; Peterborough NECI 0 Huntingdon Town Res 5; Uppingham Town Res 11 Holbeach Bank 1.
Division Four: Hampton 3 Ramsey 4; Huntingdon Rovers 1 Orton Rangers 2; Kings Cliffe Res 0 Holbeach United Sports 3; Premiair Res 5 Netherton United A 2; Tydd FC Res 4 Parkside 1; Whittlesey Athletic B 2 FC Parson Drove Res 0; Wittering Harriers Res 1 Glinton & Northborough 2.
Division Five A: Stanground Sports 9 Peterborough City 2; Stilton United Res 2 Casterton 0; The Limetree 4 Thurlby Tigers 0.
Division Five B: Hampton Res 7 Orton Rangers Res 0; Leverington Sports A 2 Gunthorpe Harriers 4.
Spalding Inter Services Trophy: Holbeach Bank (Boston Lg) 0 Long Sutton Res 2.
