Maidstone United striker Jack Barham has top scorer Joan Luque in his sights after latest hat-trick

Jack Barham has set his sights on finishing top scorer at Maidstone after bagging another hat-trick.

Barham’s third treble of the season in the win against Havant on Saturday took his tally to 15 goals.

That’s some going for a player who missed the first few months of the season through injury, and didn’t get off the mark until mid-December.

You’d have got long odds against anyone beating Joan Luque in the scoring charts, given the Spaniard’s brilliant form this season.

But Barham is suddenly only six behind his team-mate as Maidstone bid to win the National South title.

With six league games still to go, it’s not out of the question for Barham to pip Luque, who scored his 21st of the season from the penalty spot in the 4-0 win over Havant.

“I know Luque’s top scorer but I always think if I hadn’t missed all those games, where would I be now?” said Barham, who gave Maidstone an early two-goal lead against Havant before Luque’s spot-kick.

“But everything happens for a reason and I’m just glad I’m firing on all cylinders now.

“I’m enjoying my football. If I don’t score but we win I’m still happy, but if I can help the team and score as many as I can, that’s what I’ll keep doing.

“I've got my eye on finishing top scorer, especially league goals, because I think he’s got 19 and I’ve got 15, so I’m slowly catching him and chipping away.

“It’s just down to me whether to put my foot on the gas but I’m enjoying it, so there’s nothing stopping me at the moment.

“I’m playing games and scoring goals and enjoying myself, and you play your best football when you’re enjoying it.

“I’ve been at Dorking at Dartford in this league and it was a case of proving a few people wrong this season but the main thing was to enjoy my football and