Maidstone’s long wait for a league win goes on after losing at home to Eastleigh. Jack Barham scored as the Stones battled back from JJ McKiernan’s first-half opener and at that stage the hosts were looking the more likely winners.
But two late goals in a six-minute spell, from Danny Whitehall and Jake Scrimshaw, condemned the National League’s bottom side to another defeat, with Regan Booty seeing an injury-time penalty saved.
Their winless run in the league is up to 12 matches, during which time they’ve taken just a solitary point. They're now 10 points from safety.
Maidstone beat play-off hopefuls Eastleigh 4-0 in the FA Trophy a little over a week ago. And while the Spitfires were never going to allow that to happen again, the Stones showed early promise in a bright start that saw them get at the visitors down the left.