Miguel Ngwa and Jack Connor were both involved as AFC Rushden and Diamonds were defeated on Saturday afternoon.
The young Cobblers’ loan side lost 2-0 at home to early play-off contenders Redditch United in the Pitching In Southern League Premier Central, their first fixture since Richard Maxwell became the club’s manager on a permanent basis.
Midfielder Ngwa started and threatened the Redditch defence on numerous occasions before making way for forward Connor going into the final 20 minutes.