After scoring 15 one week earlier, Harpenden Town picked up another four as well as three points with victory away to Histon.

The 4-1 success leaves them with six wins and a draw from their first seven Eastern Region Division One North matches, six points clear of both their hosts and AFC Dunstable, albeit having played one game more.

Harpenden Town skipper Rebecca Dowdall was named player of the match. Picture: HTFCHarpenden Town skipper Rebecca Dowdall was named player of the match. Picture: HTFC (Image: Harpenden Town Football Club) Harps should have found themselves a goal down early on but fortunately for them, Evie Nicholls fired wide after finding herself in front of a gaping goal.

Poppy Smith was making some good runs for the hosts but she found Harpenden skipper Rebecca Dowdall in excellent form at the back, on her way to becoming player of the match.

At the other end Sophia Amanor set-up Jaime Curtain but after a good run, she fizzed her low shot wide of the upright.

Izzy Hughes had an effort saved by Keeley Robinson but Harpenden were stepping up through the gears at this point and they took the lead on 30 minutes, Amanor's surging run down the right ending with a pull-back to the edge of the box for Belle Shannon to smack home.

Shannon also had a well struck free-kick saved while Curtain was off target and Dowdall headed wide following a corner kick by Rebecca McShane.

The second came just before the break through the same combination.

Good work in the middle by Amanor gave Shannon a sight of goal and from 30 yards she buried it.

Histon got one back in the early stages of the second half, Jess McCrae with time and space in front of goal to pick her spot past Sophie Harris, but the Harps keeper made a good stop shortly after to deny Mollie Childerley.

But Harpenden got their two-goal advantage back 17 minutes from time, McShane's corner cleared back out to her but her second delivery was perfect for Erin Shacklock to glance home.

Histon kept putting Harpenden under pressure but when they got it up to the other end, Sophia Amanor was fouled in the box.

She completed the victory, delighting club media man Terry Edwards whose birthday it was, by slamming home the penalty.