NORTH WEST
By Chris Musson
CLITHEROE 2
PICKERING TOWN 2
CLITHEROE were not at the races for 70 minutes but then threw everything at Pickering to take a point when three looked increasingly likely.
Pickering dominated the first half and took the lead when Dan Earl latched on to a long ball, held off the defender and slipped it under the keeper.
Pickering came out strongly in the second half and doubled their lead on 47 minutes from a Craig Stanley own goal after a scrambled corner.
There was still no reaction from the home side but then Connor Gaul found his stride. On 71 minutes he cut insi...