Lancing leap out of drop spots
Goals by Ashley Bailey, another penalty, and Ricky Mitchell lifted them out of the bottom two with a 2-0 victory at improving backmarkers Saltdean United.
But Storrington's 3-1 home defeat to Westfield plunged them into Lancing's place at second-bottom on goal difference.
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Hide AdCrawley Down's 3-1 triumph at home to Broadbridge Heath means Down leafrog Heath, who now teeter above Lancing and Storrington by just one point. Lancers have four games left and have two games in hand over Storrington, Heath and Down.
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