TADCASTER Albion recorded their fifth straight victory in the Evo-Stik League east division after strikes from Aiden Savory and Joe Lumsden saw off Spalding United.

Savory broke the deadlock for the Brewers on 59 minutes before firing home a second to put daylight between the two sides. Top scorer Lumsden tapped home with a minute to play.

Simon Collins was forced to make a change with the injured Corey Roper replaced by Jason Mycoe.

The Brewers boss had to make another switch after the warm-up when Luke Porritt pulled up, handing a second Taddy debut to new signing Will Annan.

Albion started well and the first sight of goal fell to Lumsden when Savory set his strike partner away but the former's attempt wasn’t converted.

Casey Stewart arrowed in a brilliant ball after quarter of an hour but Lumsden couldn’t divert it on target.

Centre-back Harry Coates then stormed out from the back before Annan threaded a lovely ball through to Stewart whose cross was gathered by Michael Duggan with yellow shirts queuing up.

The first clear-cut opening of the contest fell to Coates but he could only shoulder over the bar after Stewart crossed in.

The Brewers continued to dominate proceedings and it seemed like only a matter of time until they took the lead.

First, Lumsden was denied by Duggan, then Pete Davidson saw two shots blocked by the same man before the ball ran out for Savory who side-footed wide.

Moments later, a sumptuous first-time flick from Lumsden found its way to Annan whose low effort was kept out by Duggan. Savory had another opportunity from the resulting corner as his close range blast was blocked in the goal mouth.

Spalding’s first shot saw Isaac Cooper fire wildly over the Loxley Homes Stand from distance.

Tulips stopper Duggan was keeping his side in the game and he made an outstanding save on 38 minutes.

Mycoe’s deep cross was headed back across goal by Annan before Lumsden’s volley took a wicked deflection, seeing the ball spiral towards the top corner only for Duggan to superbly claw it out.

As half-time approached, a miscued clearance from Neal Spafford allowed Savory to race in on goal but he dragged his shot wide of the mark.

After the break, Stewart jinked inside James Hugo and let fly – only for the strike to deflect wide.

Just as Taddy's frustrations began to grow, the breakthrough finally arrived. A one-two between Annan and Lumsden broke down but the danger remained as Savory powered past two blue shirts before firing home from 12 yards.

Annan went close to reopening his account for the club – retrieving a Lumsden pull-back before beating his man and striking firmly with his left-foot, but Duggan pushed clear.

However, the stopper was beaten for a second time four minutes after the deadlock was broken.

Coates did brilliantly to keep a free-kick alive before Savory rolled his marker and volleyed in his 10th goal of the season.

As the contest neared its conclusion, Stewart, Davidson and Savory worked a short corner effectively, teeing up Coates on the edge of the box. His effort was parried straight into the path of Lumsden who smashed home his 22nd goal of the season.

Also in the east division, Pickering Town's clash at Morpeth Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

In the tier above, Scarborough Athletic suffered late despair in their 2-1 home defeat to Stalybridge Celtic.

James Walshaw gave the Seadogs a 30th minute lead but two Celtic goals in the final four minutes stunned the hosts.

Mark Beck was the Harrogate Town match-winner in their 1-0 National League victory over Maidenhead. Simon Weaver's men move up to sixth in the table following their win at the CNG Stadium.

Elsewhere, the wet weather won the day in the Northern Counties East League, with Knaresborough Town's premier division clash with Maltby Main and Harrogate Railway Athletic's match at Thackley postponed due to waterlogged pitches.

In division one, Selby Town's scheduled encounter with Parkgate was also called off ahead of kick-off.