The Poachers suffered an extraordinary second half collapse against struggling Heanor Town.
Jack Gurney’s 9th minute strike had given the visitors the lead at the break, although their injury woes continued as Luke Wilson was forced off after 31 minutes and had to be replaced by Pierce Hudson.
Chris Funnell’s side was already without Layton Maddison, Macca Burdass, Dan Worthington and the suspended Jordan Tate.
But still no one saw what was coming in the first quarter of an hour after the interval.
A hat-trick for the prolific Jamie Sleigh and two goals for Luke Thompson saw the hosts score five times in the space of 13 minutes.
It was a scarcely believable passage of play in which Boston Town, who had only just surrendered an 11-match unbeaten run, captulated against a Heanor side who hadn’t won in eight games.
One of the few bright spots on an otherwise bleak afternoon was that Jordan Nuttell came on and scored his first goal since July.
The Poachers now have three consecutive home games to try to rediscover their form. They next play Gresley Rovers at the Mortgages For You Stadium on Saturday 14 February. Kick-off will be 3pm.
After that they have home fixtures against Newark & Sherwood on Saturday 21 February and league leaders Sherwood Colliery on Saturday 28 February.
Town: Portas, Bayliss, Smith (Gibbons), Priestley, Ford, Wilson (Hudson), Munton, Archer (Henderson), Gurney, Limb (Nuttell), Cotton
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