By David Johnson
HALESOWEN T 1 Ekongo 36
BUXTON 3 Hardy 1, 29, 30
LIAM Hardy bagged his second festive hattrick as Buxton wrapped up the points within half an hour.
The Bucks went ahead straight from the kick-off as Exodus Geohaghon lost the ball allowing Joe McGee to skip down the left and cross for unmarked hit-man Hardy to crack home from ten yards with just 18 seconds on the clock.
John McAtee was Halesowen‘s main danger on his last scheduled loan game from Shrewsbury and his second-minute shot was turned away for a corner before his next effort was collected by Buxton goalkeeper ...