Sittingbourne manager Nick Davis encouraged by Brickies' progress as they bid to break into Isthmian South East top five

Nick Davis can only see his Sittingbourne team improving.

The Brickies won 2-0 at Haywards Heath on Saturday to move up to seventh in Isthmian South East.

They go to Cray Valley tonight looking to climb into the play-off places.

Regardless of the result against the Millers, the signs are looking promising for the Brickies.

Davis’ new-look squad are finding their feet, beaten only once in 90 minutes in their previous eight games in all competitions.

“It’s not been a bad start,” said the Brickies boss, who takes his side to Three Bridges this Saturday.

“It takes time when you put a new squad together.

“You see higher up the pyramid, it doesn’t always work.

“We’re still a new team in the early stages, so I’d like to think we’ll get stronger.

“The longer we play together and spend more time together as a group, it can only help us.”

Mario Quiassaca scored his first goal since signing from South Park when he struck after only two minutes at Haywards Heath.

That gave the Brickies a dream start and in-form defender Donvieve Jones clinched victory with a last-minute second - his fifth goal of a fruitful campaign for the right-back.

“We scored the first goal at a good time and could have had a couple more,” said Davis.

“They came back into it - it was a good game for the neutral looking at all the chances - and then second half their keeper kept them in it before we got the second goal.

“Mario’s looked lively in the games he’s played so far.

“He could have had a couple of goals against Chatham, he missed a penalty at Corinthian (Brickies won 1-0 in the Velocity Trophy last Tuesday) and he could have had another one on Saturday. He could be sat here on five goals.

“Donvieve scored again and he could have had another one, he missed