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Scarborough Athletic 2-0 Grantham Town: Seadogs on the march while Town stay bottom

Grantham gave inform Scarborough a tough battle, but two goals in a four-minute spell gave the home side the points to see them climb to fourth.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 January 2022

SCARBORO’ ATH 2 GRANTHAM TOWN 0
By Stephen Adamnson

LOWLY Grantham gave inform Scarborough a tough battle, but two goals in a four-minute spell gave the home side the points to see them climb to fourth.
The visitors made a bright start, with Jon Wafula twice going close, then Cam Wilson and Jake Day both did likewise for Boro.
The deadlock was broken in the 26th minute when a long throw into the box from Ash Jackson was headed home by Day.
Four minutes later they doubled their lead when Brad Plant headed in a Luca Colville cross.
On the stroke of half time a Lee Shaw cross was headed off th...

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