Hillians: It is all to play for
Jay Lovett hailed skipper Lewis Taylor for scoring one of the best goals he’d seen in non-league – and keeping the excitement levels high at Burgess Hill Town.
Taylor scored two in the Hillians’ 3-0 home win over Hythe on Saturday, with Hayden Skerry adding a third.
The victory – their second in a row following a run of three straight league defeats – left Hill just two points behind neighbours Haywards
Heath and only four off the play-off zone.
And it was Taylor’s second – a spectacular overhead kick – that was the talk of the club.
Boss Lovett said: “It was another important win for us and helps keep our season exciting.
“That’s how we’re approaching the remaining games: Can we keep the season exciting for ourselves?
“We had a really good first half and scored a good goal.
“They had a couple of good shots, but I felt we controlled that half.
“Second half we had a spell of not getting our rhythm going but the last 15 minutes we stepped it up again.
“Lewis Taylor’s goal is still making me smile and I bet he is still smiling – and deservedly too.
“I don’t think I’ve quite seen a goal like it from an overhead kick in non-league before.
“Recently we’ve scored two of the best goals I’ve seen for a long time, with Lewis Finney’s goal coming a couple weeks before.”
Now Hill take their play-off push to Lancing this Saturday.
Lovett said: “They’re a very good footballing side.
“They have a good record of beating some top sides this season.
“I know their management and lots of each team’s players know each other, so we will know what to expect and know its going to be a tough day at the office.”