Stockton Town suffered their first home defeat of the season to Carlton Town.
Second half goals from Alex Howes and Dean Freeman gave the Millers all three points.
Michael Dunwell named an unchanged line-up for the game.
Stockton were backed by their biggest crowd of the season as 1007 fans turned up.
The Anchors started on the front foot and had the game’s first chance when Glen Butterworth forced Felix Annan to tip over a freekick.
From the resulting corner Tom Coulthard was unable to poke home on the line.
Shortly before the quarter hour mark, Nathan Harker was forced into a great save to tip over a curling effort from Alex Howes.
Stockton did have the ball in the net on 22 minutes but Coulthard fouled Annan when he bundled the ball over the line.
Stephen Thompson was feeling his ambitious self but he wasn’t able to catch out Felix Annan in the Carlton goal.
Half-Time: Stockton Town 0-0 Carlton Town
Early in the second half, Stockton had the first opportunity when Michael Fowler was left open in the box but he could only fire over.
Just before the hour Carlton had the opener when Howes squirmed a shot past Harker.
They almost doubled their lead minutes later when a strike was powered over.
Carlton had their second with less than ten minutes remaining when Lamin Manneh’s corner went all the way in.
Full-Time: Stockton Town 0-2 Carlton Town
Stockton Town: Harker, King, McWilliams, Portas, Nicholson, Coulthard, Hayes, Butterworth (Henry 64′), Fowler, Thompson (Painter 64′), Roberts (Sweet 65′)
Unused subs: Painter, Baggs, Beddow
Carlton Town: Annan, Adegbola, Durow, Brown, Freeman, Sargent (Ford 66′), Manneh, Sylla-Diallo, Hardwick (Jebbison 45′), Howes, Davie (Hylton 75′)
Unused subs: Stewart Gorman, Watson
Goals: 0-1, 59 min, Howes; 0-2, 82 min, Freeman.
Attendance: 1007
Photo: Harry Cook
Words: James Cartwright
