Barrow v Harrogate Town: Jack Evans on Sulphurites' improvement
Jack Evans believes an upturn in Harrogate Town's results had been coming but now the challenge is to keep it going.
They travel to Barrow with four points from their last two games since ending a run of 20 League Two matches without a win.
Still four points adrift of safety, they cannot afford to stop now, but a Barrow side five points ahead after ending their six-match losing streak at the weekend represent an opportunity to keep the momentum going.
Stand-in captain Evans believes the improvement has been more than just a two-game thing.
"I think there's been a few performances now – the Swindon game, the Fleetwood game – where we should have come away with more with the way we've been playing and going about things," argues the midfielder.
"We were hoping that result would come and it did against a good team in Cambridge.
"It was massive for us at a very important time with the difficult spell we've had. We just needed to get that first one over the line.
"It breeds confidence.
"Chesterfield (where Harrogate drew 1-1 on Saturday) is a tough place to go and a good team but we came away with a part of us thinking it could have been three points."
As well as the last two results against promotion contenders, Harrogate have been lifted by the arrival of nine signings in the last transfer window.
"It always helps with fresh faces, especially with the run and the frustrations we've had," comments Evans.
"We've got some lads who have come in who are young and eager.
"Hopefully they can keep performing as they have been doing and give us that spark."