PRESTON moved off the bottom of National League Two North after securing a vital win over Leicester Lions.
The result ended a threegame losing streak for Hoppers, while their Leicestershire opponents left Lightfoot Green pointless.
Hoppers’ head coach Garth Dew reflected: “The build up to this game was important in terms of the lads’ attitude, and that was evident in our pack. The scrum was great which made a huge difference as the game was probably won at scrum time.
“Our attitude was outstanding compared to previous weeks and we made far less handling...