Parkway hold their nerve to end losing run

PLYMOUTH Parkway finally brought an unwelcome four-game league losing streak to an end on Saturday afternoon, producing a gritty and resilient display to claim a vital three points away at Honeycroft.

- By MIKE PARRISH

Parkway produced a gritty and resilient display to claim a vital three points away

(DAVE HARRY)

In a fixture heavy with consequence at both ends of the table, it was not always pretty, but it was effective, and for a Parkway side desperate to stop the slide, that was all that mattered.

There was a fresh face in the starting XI as on-loan Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Zak Baker went straight in for his second debut, while Chris McPhee also recalled Callum Hall, Shane White, Carlo Garside and Rocky Neal following midweek County Cup success at Exmouth Town. Taylor Scarff was unavailable, with Gunner Franke, Will Sullivan and Farren Simons among those named on the bench.

Uxbridge arrived buoyed by a rare league win at Dorchester, and on the club’s immaculate 3G surface, a hidden gem tucked away within a West London business estate, both sides approached the afternoon with caution.

The opening exchanges were cagey, with neither team keen to blink first as glances toward live scores elsewhere underlined just how tight the situation remains. Uxbridge began to grow into the contest around the ten-minute mark, but Parkway kept themselves competitive, James Watts-Barciela testing the keeper from range after good work from Rocky in the buildup.