Bedford dismissal (Photo: Tom Hall)
The Lambs first goal of October arrived after 22 minutes from Luke Fairlamb.
And then on 41 minutes, top scorer Dan Creaney doubled the home side’s lead, only for that to be cut just 2 minutes later by Jack Deakin.
Andy Peaks` side restored their two-goal lead on 64 minutes with a second for Creaney and then Alex Jones rounded things off with a fourth in the 89th minute.
The bottom two met at the Race Stadium, Keys Park and Steve Burr’s Hednesford Town hosts shoved more pressure on his counterpart at AFC Rushden & Diamonds, Andy Burgess, by inflicting a 5-0 drubbing to earn the Pitmen a first win of the season.
A crowd of 563 saw a new-look Hednesford side take a 25th-minute lead through Kyle Bennett.
Just 2 minutes after half-time, one of those several new faces, Ryan Nesbitt, made it 2-0 but it was a familiar face who then took centre stage as veteran former Middlesbrough striker Leroy Lita went on to complete a hat-trick in 4 minutes, starting in the 82nd minute to make it a nap hand.
Stourbridge doubled their win tally with a 4-2 success at The Eyrie against a Bedford Town side who are finding it tough following promotion.
In front of 504, new loan signing Alex Prosser gave the Glassboys an early 6th-minute lead.
And then Jason Cowley doubled the Stourbridge lead with 24 minutes gone on the clock.
But the game swung further in the visitors` favour 4 minutes later when Callum Donnelly was shown a straight red card for the use of his head when reacting to a challenge.
The ten-men though pulled a goal back after 57 minutes through Connor Tomlinson, only for Callum Gittings to make it 3-1 to the Glassboys 4 minutes later.
When Charley Sanders pulled Bedford to within a goal of the visitors in the 68th minute, a comeback looked on the cards.
However, a second for Cowley with 7 minutes remaining killed off the Eagles` challenge.
Stourbridge’s neighbours Redditch United moved into fourth spot after a 4-2 Trico Stadium win over Royston Town, for whom this was a second successive defeat by the same scoreline.
Ryan Boothe gave the Reds a 12th-minute lead that Max Sheaf doubled after 33 minutes.
Two minutes after half-time, Matt Bateman pulled the Crows back into the game from the penalty spot, only for Reece Flanagan to make it 3-1 to the hosts in the 55th minute.
But on 64 minutes, Nathan Tshikuna gave Royston hope of a point, only for Robbie Bunn to distinguish that hope with an 89th-minute fourth for Matt Clarke’s side.
Rushall Olympic produced a fine performance to stun Stratford Town with a 5-0 win at the Arden Garages Stadium.
Sam Whittall set the ball rolling for the Pics after 11 minutes and Reece Mitchell added number two in the 28th minute to send the visitors 2-0 up at the break.
It wasn’t until the hour-mark that Sam Mantom added a third and then 10 minutes later, Andre Landell made it 4-0, with a Jack Turner own goal adding to The Bards` woes in the 81st minute.
Bromsgrove Sporting also hit five away from home as they won 5-2 at the Orbital Fasteners Stadium against Kings Langley.
And it was a day to forget for new Kings goalkeeper Jonathan Macauley.
Signed on `work experience` from Watford on Friday, the 17-year-old lasted only 22 minutes before he was sent-off for denying Mike Taylor a goalscoring opportunity.
With no sub keeper on the bench, defender Ryan Case had to don the gloves but he saw another new arrival, Udoka Chima, put the ten-men in front 10 minutes later.
Dan Sweeney equalised just before half-time to leave the scores level at the break.
Eight minutes after the restart, Ryan Edmunds put the Rouslers ahead and Sweeney made it 3-1 just past the hour-mark.
Harvey Gregson added a fourth in the 70th minute but Kings were rewarded for never giving up with a second just 2 minutes later from Jordan Parkes, only for Sweeney to complete his hat-trick in the 82nd minute.
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