Point gives Diamonds 'something to build on'

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Rushall Olympic v AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Andy Peaks believes AFC Rushden & Diamonds gave themselves “something to build on” after they stopped the rot with a 1-1 draw at Rushall Olympic.

Peaks’ team made the trip on the back of three defeats in a row in the BetVictor Southern League Premier Central, the latest of which was a 3-0 loss at Tamworth last Tuesday night. But they halted that losing run with a hard-earned point as captain Liam Dolman gave them the lead, only for Sam Whittall to level things up for the hosts on the stroke of half-time.

However, Peaks was pleased with the effort put in by his players as they got things back on track, although they are now without a win in eight league matches.

“I would say that, after the last couple of defeats, we now have something to build on,” the Diamonds boss said.

“I thought we were well worth the point and, in the end, we perhaps should have come away with all three.

“Both sides had chances but their goalkeeper has made the save of the game and we were pushing.

“I think we really moved on after the second half at Tamworth because we played well and were a bit unlucky and the players took the positives from it and then put a right shift in for us.

“We played some good football at times, we eradicated the mistakes and to come away with a point from a tough place really gives us something to build on going forward.”

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