DANNY BUOYS ORIENT WITH A DOUBLE HIT

DANNY JOHNSON struck twice as LEYTON ORIENT boosted their play-off hopes with a 2-0 win at MANSFIELD.

Johnson (above) took his season’s tally to 19 as Jobi Mcanuff’s side claimed a fourth straight win that moved them to within of point of the top seven.

League Two leading scorer Paul Mullin (right) hit his 26th and 27th league goals this term as leaders CAMBRIDGE beat

10-man MORECAMBE 2-1.

Mullin scored in each half – the second an 81st minute penalty – while the visitors lost Liam Gibson to a 55th minute red card following a foul on the striker.

BOLTON moved up to third but failed to close the gap on the top two after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to COLCHESTER.

Wanderers boss Ian Evatt said: “We have to move, we have to be braver, we have to be better with what we do and create more. I feel for the back six today.”

SALFORD needed Ibou Touray’s 88th minute equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against bottom club GRIMSBY, who had led from the second minute through Harry Clifton.

BARROW strengthened their survival bid after coming from behind to beat NEWPORT 2-1. Jamie Devitt’s first goal for the club secured the win while seventhplaced County ended the game with 10 men after Mickey Demetriou’s second caution late on.

Andy Cook struck twice as BRADFORD cruised to a 4-1 victory over FOREST GREEN, and PORT VALE made it four wins on the spin with a 1-0 defeat of EXETER.

STEVENAGE won 1-0 at OLDHAM, while SCUNTHORPE and CRAWLEY ended scoreless, as did HARROGATE’S visit to WALSALL.