BRIDPORT did just enough to grab all three points at struggling Weston St Johns in Toolstation Western League Division One on Saturday.

The Bees, woefully short of form after an excellent opening 20 minutes, scored twice in the early skirmishes through Anthony Cunningham and Aaron Mead.

Lee Ludwell hit back for the home side shortly before the half hour mark but the remaining hour left fans little to get excited about and the visitors coasted home.

Away victories have become Paul Hammond's forte since taking charge at St Mary's Field. The win at Weston St Johns was Bridport's 12th of the season, 10th in the league, and their third on the bounce.

Since their heavy beating at Truro back in November the Bees have won six, drawn one and lost one on their travels - a run that only the champions in waiting can eclipse.

At Coleridge Road it was far from plain sailing though.

Two wind assisted long balls handed them a rather fortuitous two-goal lead inside 16 minutes.

The first, a route one punt from Martin Peters, drifted over the top of the hosts' back four and left Cunningham with the simple job of poking it past Adam Lane on six minutes.

Then 10 minutes later a quickly taken free kick by Callum Ross-Jennins, who was returning after bench duty at the Wessex Stadium, caught Weston's rearguard napping again and Aaron Mead was on hand to poke his first Bridport goal past the livid Lane.

Mead has deserved his goal after some excellent performances as substitute and his energetic yet seemingly tireless running made him one of the brightest Bees on Saturday.

Ross-Jennins looked a cut above the rest for the opening 20 minutes but as he drifted out of the game so Bridport began to falter.

The Bees lost possession deep in Weston territory as the half-hour mark approached and a swift counter-attack caught the visitors' defence, which included new-signing Tom Steadman, on their heels.

And when makeshift right back Martin Underhay miscued his clearance it fell at the feet of Ludwell, who was given far too much time to pick his spot and curl the ball beyond Peters.

St Johns were buoyed by their good fortune and enjoyed some sustained pressure before the interval.

Ross McNab, Jack Clarke and Greg Turner all flashed efforts wide of the target before Steadman was cautioned for a bizarre handball that could have resulted in a red card, had the referee been in an over-officious mood.

Fortunately he stayed on the pitch until replaced by Chris Senior, six minutes into a dull and uninspiring second half.

Senior and Jon Ritchie both had headers cleared off the line in the second period while at the other end Peters pulled off a good save to deny McNab an equaliser.

But that was the sum total of the final 45 minutes on a pitch that did little to encourage a passing game.