Austin proud as Bees overcome Bromsgrove test to return to the top of the table
Mitch Austin praised his players after the came through a testing midweek trip to Bromgrove Sporting to return to the top of the Pitching-In Southern League Premier Central.
The Bees were 2-1 winners in Worcestershire, a result that sees them leapfrog Spalding United to go back to the top of the pile, sitting three points clear and with a game in hand.
Borough raced into a 2-0 lead inside the first 17 minutes with two goals from set-pieces, with Alex Morris netting the first and then George Carline doubling their advantage.
But Bromsgrove were back in the game thanks to a Theo Robinson penalty on 33 minutes, and although the home side pressed hard for an equaliser, the Bees held on to claim a crucial victory.
"Bromsgrove is tough place to come and they have a bit about them," Austin told @HarbTownFC. "Like any team, they will punish you if you are not switched on.
"Thankfully we have come away from a long journey with three points, and now on to Saturday.
"Up to 17 minutes it was all Harborough and we looked really good, whether that was with the ball on the floor or from set-plays.
"We knew there has been a lot of talk about their weakness at set-plays and we are very good at it and wanted to capitalise on that.
"But we play at a really good level and we need to respect the teams, certainly a team that is wanting to stay in the league, and then when they have the momentum with the goal we were able to ride that out."
The clash at Bromsgrove was the first of three successive away games for the Bees, who now go to another struggling side in Alvechurch on Saturday and then make the trip to third-placed Real Bedford on Tuesday.
Looking ahead to the trip to 16th-placed Alvechurch, Austin urged his players to relax and enjoy the run-in to what they all hope will be title success and promotion.
"We are going to take every game as it comes, and I have asked the lads to enjoy the moment," said the Bees boss.
"We have to enjoy the journey not the destination to make sure that regardless of what happens in the end, I want the lads to embrace the challenge.
"I want them to adapt, overcome and try and sort issues themselves, and as a collectove.
"There are going to be a lot of tough challenges along the way, and to be successful you have to overcome them.
"If we do that then brilliant, and if we don't we will have a rethink and we'll see where that takes us."