DIV 1 MIDLANDS
By John Payne

■HISTON earned three precious points in their bid  to avoid the drop with a workman-like performance against a spirited Loughborough.
The hosts started well, creating several early chances before Ed Rolph nodded home Ollie Brookes’ header back into the danger area after a corner. But the visitors equalised from a corner of their own when James Tague was left unchallenged at the far post.
In the 47th minute, a rasping shot by Histon’s Rhys Thorpe found the net via the underside of the bar and the sprawling keepe...