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Hertford Town 2-3 Hitchin Town: Lewis Franklin ensures Canaries come out on top in thriller

Hitchin maintained their lead at the top of the table with an entertaining win away at promotion rivals Hertford, who spurned the chance to cut the gap with their rivals to just seven points.
Hitchin fans behind the goal erupt as their team score

By Peter Hough

Hertford Town 2
Heaps 17, Ajong 90
Hitchin Town 3
Freitas-Gouveia 39, Rhiney 47, Franklin 63

Hitchin maintained their lead at the top of the table with an entertaining win away at promotion rivals Hertford, who spurned the chance to cut the gap with their rivals to just seven points.
As it turned out, Lewis Franklin’s goal widened the gap between the Canaries and the promotion-chasing Blues to 13 points, as Hitchin continue to sit level on points with Leighton, but with a better goal difference of five.

The hosts started the better in an open first half and nearly took th...

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