Scott Butler and Marine were dealt a small promotion blow over the weekend as they fell to defeat against fellow promotion chasing rivals Warrington Rylands.
Over the easter weekend, Butler played 180 minutes with victory coming on Good Friday at Matlock Town, courtesy of a Sol Solomon goal.
They went into yesterday’s clash two points behind the Cheshire side, with the gap now extended to five points.
Recent losses against rivals Rylands, Macclesfield FC and Radcliffe Borough have hampered their promotion push. Despite that, they sat in the fourth place, with three points separating the Lilywhites and Ashton United.
There are only two games left in the Northern Premier League for Butler with Morpeth Town visiting Merseyside, followed by an away trip to Workington AFC.
Jake Bickerstaff followed up from his first goal for Accrington with a start on Friday, as Stanley were edged out in a 2-1 defeat to Morecambe.
It was his tenth appearance since arriving on loan on transfer deadline day and his second under new manager John Doolan.
They were set to face promotion chasing Mansfield Town on Monday at the One Call Stadium, but that was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
This weekend, they are set to welcome another side pushing for promotion in Crewe Alexandra, who have faltered slightly in recent weeks.
In the JD Cymru Premier, Owen Cushion featured for 31 minutes on Friday as the Seagulls fell to another defeat.
This time it was Aberystwyth that were victors in front of 676 supporters, with the young midfielder unable to spark a comeback for the hosts.
Dan Davies is still side-lined through injury and Billy Waters did not feature over the bank holiday fixtures for tonight’s opponents, Doncaster Rovers.
