Whitby Town were unable to build on successive victories in the past week in NPL Premier.
Opponents Bamber Bridge made it back-to-back victories after seeing off a Whitby side who came into the match in the same form themselves.
Inside ten minutes, Whitby's Layton Watts forces Aidan Dowling to tip the ball over the crossbar following some neat link-up play between him and Donald Chimalilo. Town fans will be disappointed to see midfielder Lewis Hawkins, who has led their recent resurgence, go off injured, ten minutes later. Billy Bould forced a save from Shane Bland with a deflected effort, Chris Churchman then fired over for the visitors, who led, seconds later, through Kofi Moore. Joel Bailey's long ball was brought down expertly by Moore, who then cut inside and fired past Bland. Bland blocked again from Bould, after good work from Jamie Allen. Ewan Bange was booked for clattering Frankie Whelan, who needed a change of shirt and shorts as a result. To make matters worse for Whelan and the hosts, the ex-Middlesbrough central-defender was then red-carded for taking down Bange just before half-time. Bould brought another block from Bland before Jake Charles came close at the other end.
Whitby started purposefully after the break, with Adam Gell's requests for a penalty, after going down in the box, turned down and Layton Watts kept out by Aidan Dowling. The visitors appealed fruitlessly, for a spot kick, for handball, against substitute Harley Dawson. Moments later, Bland made his most-impressive stop yet to deny Bould. Chimalilo ran at the Brig defence only for his snapshot to be parried low down, with Dowling then saving well from Gell.
Bland kept out substitute Michael Potts, though the offside flag was raised, before Allen made sure with the Preston side's second, six minutes from the end. A fine solo run saw two defenders before Bland was beaten for 2-0. Whelan would later end up in hospital with a knee injury.
Blues player-boss Gary Liddle spoke to Whitby Town TV at full-time:
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