Leigh RMI 0 Scarborough 2 by Martyn Hindley: SCARBOROUGH completed the 'double' over Leigh at Hilton Park but to the Yorkshiremen it was much more than just three points.

It signalled the end of the Indian sign that RMI traditionally hold over their White Rose counterparts, it was the end of a barren six-game run without a point and most of all, it was a crushing lesson handed out by headmaster Russell Slade to his former pupils Mark Patterson, Keith Scott and Neil Campbell.

After two wins in a week for RMI, fans were queueing up for more but it was the visitors who did their homework, caned the sloppy play and dumped Patterson's boys back into the relegation danger that seems to be magnetic at the moment.

Strikers Scott and Campbell promised much in the midweek defeat of Farnborough but ultimately delivered little against their former club.

The angular frame of the latter latched onto a through ball from Damien Whitehead midway through the first half but Andy Woods smothered the ball as he shaped to shoot and the chance went begging.

The punishing nature of the Conference was reinforced in the immediate aftermath as Mo Sillah squeezed a cross in from the by-line and Gary Cohen turned the ball past a dejected Stuart Coburn.

Opportunities continued to fall Scarborough's way and the boys from the McCain Stadium couldn't believe their luck when Neil Durkin's mistake at the back allowed Cleveland Taylor to convert David Pounder's simple pull-back.

As disarray reigned in the defensive ranks, 'Boro could have killed the game with a third and would have done so had Taylor headed Olivier Brassart's corner downwards rather than onto the roof of the net.

The days when Leigh were the nemesis of the East coast resort are long gone. This side often lacked the inspirational juggernaut aspect that steamrolled Farnborough and throughout the 90 minutes their only opportunity worthy of elaboration was Phil Salt's awkward shot that cannoned off the upright.

With their shocking recent run in mind, Scarborough were insatiable in their attempts to boost goal difference for an outside shot at the play-offs and should have added to their victory margin before stumps were drawn.

Taylor beat Coburn with his toe-poke but he didn't gain enough momentum to carry the ball over the line, substitute Paul Dempsey thundered a piledriver against the crossbar and Scott Kerr's volley was hacked to safety by Martyn Lancaster on the line.

Just four games remain at Hilton Park for the Railwaymen to pull themselves clear of the drop zone.

RMI: Coburn, Fitzhenry (Whittaker 80), Durkin, Lancaster, Salt, Heald, Ford, Campbell, Whitehead (Harrison 36), Monk, Scott. Subs unused: Maden,

Courtney, Bates. Attendance: 525.