PAUL Mullin believes he and Accrington Stanley may have turned the corner at exactly the right time.

The Reds' striker ended a run of four games without a goal just four days after Stanley picked up their first away win since September.

"We're on a roll!" said Mullin, after the team recorded a 1-0 win at Burscough before his double strike inspired them to a 3-1 against Lancaster City in the Marsden Trophy quarter finals.

"I can't really put my finger on why we haven't done so well away from home. In certain instances we've not been as attacking as we are at home, we might have been guilty of sitting back away at times," he said.

"But we've not had any luck on our travels either, apart from last week when Burscough hit the bar in the second half.

"We're better off on the front foot and we played more like we have been doing at home last week.

"It was a really good win last week and we needed it.

"We could have had a lot more goals because we missed a few chances, including two myself in the first half, so it could have been four or five by half-time. The excellent following we had at Burscough helped as well because it made it feel like a home game.

"But the away win was a big weight off our shoulders because we've got more away games than home games left between now and the end of the season so we had to start picking up points on our travels. You can't win the league on home form alone, although we've done well so far."

He added: "It's frightening to think how big a lead we would have had at the top if we'd managed to win more away. We've got a healthy lead at the moment but with just another three away wins it would have been massive.

"We've let a lot of other teams back into it so it's up to us to string a couple of wins together."

And the 28-year-old hopes his individual progress will help Stanley in their quest for promotion to the Conference.

"Until Wednesday, I hadn't scored in the last four games, and as a striker you do start to get a bit hesitant in front of goal when that happens," he admitted.

"But if I score in one game I seem to go on a run so hopefully I'll start another one and keep knocking them in. But if I haven't been scoring, Lutel James has so it hasn't proved too costly.

"Lancaster are always a difficult team to beat, so it was great to win, especially as we are the trophy holders. The league's our priority but the cups are a nice distraction and it would be great to get to the final again."

After adding to James's opener at the Crown Ground on Wednesday, Mullin hopes their partnership will bear even more fruit when they take on 16th-placed Runcorn FC Halton tomorrow.

"They're a good, strong side and it will be a hard game. But if we attack them like we can, hopefully we will stand a chance," he said.

Stanley manager John Coleman is hoping Mullin and Dean Calcutt recover from knocks they picked up in midweek in time for tomorrow's trip.