Saturday's Blue Square South Wrap

Eastbourne Borough cut the gap on league leaders Lewes with a comfortable win at Dorchester while Bishop's Stortford came out on top in a thrilling encounter at Woodside Park.

Bath City 0-0 Braintree Town

Over 700 football fans showed up at Twerton Park on Saturday afternoon but they disappointed after a goalless draw.

Braintree supporters will be happier perhaps as their side have recorded another point on the road.

Bishop's Stortford 5-3 Bognor Regis Town

The Bishops kept their promotion play-off hopes alive with a hard-fought win over Bognor Regis Town at Woodside Park.

The home side claimed a two-goal lead after just 12 minutes thanks to goals from Tom Champion and Tom Williamson.

Bognor's Mark Knee scored two goals in quick succession to restore parity before Ahmed Deen scored Stortford's third goal on the half-hour mark.

Danny Harris made it 4-2 just minutes before the break and Dan Beck added Bognor's third in the 64th minute.

There were a few tense moments for the hosts later on, but Loui Fazakerley put the game beyond doubt with a 81st minute goal.

Dorchester 0-4 Eastbourne Borough

Relegation-threatened Dorchester were powerless to resist promotion hopefuls Eastbourne Borough on Saturday as the visitors cruised to a comfortable victory.

Darren Budd opened the scoring after 15 minutes and Andy Atkins made it 2-0 with a 23rd minute effort.

Eastbourne extended their lead on the hour mark through Patrick Harding and Neil Jenkins notched their fourth in the 75th minute.

Fisher Athletic 1-4 Eastleigh

Eastleigh maintained their push for a promotion play-off spot with a good result against Fisher Athletic at Surrey Docks Stadium.

The Spitfires made a flying start with Peter Adeniyi finding the back of the net after just three minutes of play.

Paul Sales doubled Eastleigh's lead four minutes after the restart and Chris Piper made it 3-0 with a 53rd minute strike.

Adeniyi popped up again in the 58th to complete his brace before Wesley Thomas pulled one back for the home side on 63 minutes, but it was too little too late as Eastleigh held onto their three-goal lead.

Hampton & Richmond 2-2 Basingstoke

A late equaliser from Lawrence Yaku rescued a point for promotion hopefuls Hampton & Richmond against Basingstoke on Saturday.

The hosts broke the deadlock after 19 minutes thanks to Ian Hodges and James Taylor bagged the equaliser for Hampton & Richmond after 58 minutes.

The hosts were reeling minutes later when Basingstoke were awarded a penalty and Tyrone Smith coolly slotted home the resulting spot kick.

However, it was Yaku who had the last laugh as he bagged a dramatic equaliser with injury time looming.

Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Cambridge City

Cambridge City find themselves slipping further down the Blue Square South table after suffering a defeat at the hands of the Hawks at Westleigh Park.

Havant's Tony Taggart broke the deadlock after 35 minutes only for Dave Theobald to net an equaliser for City two minutes later.

However, the Hawks produced an instant reply with Rocky Baptiste restoring their lead just a few minutes later.

Hayes & Yeading 6-1 Bromley

Hayes & Yeading fans were treated to a glut of goals on Saturday afternoon as fellow promotion hopefuls Bromley were powerless to resist the onslaught.

James Mulley broke the deadlock for Hayes & Yeading after nine minutes and Joshua Scott made it 2-0 with a well placed spot kick in the 34th minute.

Danny Hockton pulled one back for Bromley one minute later but Scott popped up again in the 37th to restore his side's two-goal lead.

The scoreline was unchanged for much of the game until Kieran Knight notched Hayes & Yeading's fourth goal in the 81st minute.

With the game effectively over, Bromley seemed to lose all hope and goals from Ranbir Marwar and Stafford Palmer added to the home side's already impressive goal tally.

Maidenhead Utd 0-0 Lewes

Maidenhead and league leaders Lewes played to a goalless draw at York Road with neither of the two sides able to create an incisive finish in the final third.

The hosts will certainly be the happier of the two sides as they have managed to take a point off the leaders and keep a clean sheet at the same time.

St Albans 0-0 Newport County

St Albans bounced back from their midweek defeat in the Setanta Shield with a hard fought draw with Newport County at Clarence Park.

The Saints did well to frustrate their opponents, who were unable to break down a committed defensive display by the Saints.

Sutton Utd 1-0 Thurrock

Rock-bottom Sutton gave their supporters cause for celebration on Saturday after grinding out a win over Thurrock at the Borough Sports Ground.

Sutton broke the deadlock after 13 minutes when Steffan Ball found the back of the net.

The U's have experienced a mini revival in their fortunes of late and if they can continue this form, then there's no reason why they won't be able to lift themselves out of the dreaded drop zone.

Weston-S-Mare 0-3 Welling Utd

Welling United recorded a morale-boosting win over Weston-Super-Mare at Woodspring Stadium on Saturday as they look to further distance themselves from the relegation zone.

The Wings were gifted the lead after 22 minutes when Weston's Craig Loxton put the ball in his own net and Sam Gargan doubled their advantage in the 36th minute.

Orlando Smith rounded off an efficient Welling performance late on when he found the back of the net with a 82nd minute effort.