THE Blues bounced back in style on Saturday with a comprehensive win over second placed Dorchester.
The result gave manager Craig Edwards with a lift after his side were dumped out of the FA Cup four days earlier losing 4-2 at home to Cambridge City in a third qualifying round replay.
"It was a much better team performance and we fully deserved the win," said Edwards. "We had sorted a few things out in training on Thursday night which was needed after that terrible defeat in the cup replay.
"I made a few changes which I felt were needed and it all paid off and shows what we are capable of doing at this level."
Among the new faces on parade was striker Charlie Taylor who has been at both Dulwich Hamlet and Grays Athletic with Edwards and more recently at Sutton United.
He made the starting line-up and played for an hour before being replaced by another new striker – Joe Benjamin – who has played for several clubs including Chelmsford City.
Alex Bonnard was given his first start for the Blues in goal while midfielders Dave Collis and Craig Edwards junior came into the team and they certainly gave Town more strength and control in that department.
The Blues, who had lost their last two league matches, needed a convincing win to help move them up the table and they did it with a certain amount of style against a physically strong Dorset side.
"I felt we played much better throughout the game, kept control and created goal scoring chances and I felt the result was a fair reflection of the game," added Edwards.
"We were stronger in midfield while up front we always looked likely to score when we put their defence under pressure."
The Blues set their stall out right from the kick-off taking the game to their visitors whose keeper, Jason Matthews, did well to save with his legs to deny Alex Osborn's shot.
The visitors though responded and Bonnard saved well from Sam Molson before the home side took the lead on 19 minutes.
It came from a quick counter attack on the Billericay left which ended with Sam Lechmere delivering a cross to Taylor to score from close range.
This was just the tonic the Blues needed and this early goal gave the side a confidence boost as they went in search of a second goal.
With the visitors' defence looking shaky they let in Lechmere who shot just past the far post before Glenn Poole went close when he fired a great shot goalwards only for Matthews to push the ball over the bar.
The Blues continued their dominance of the half, but failed to add to their goal tally.
The second half started in a similar vein for Billericay with Lechmere, Chris Wild and Taylor all going close before Lechmere doubled the lead when he was played in by Taylor to finish with a low shot on 61 minutes.
Scoring that all important second goal gave Billericay some welcomed breathing space.
Continuing to push forward the Blues quickly added a third goal on 66 minutes which put the outcome of the game beyond doubt.
It was a superb goal too and busy Lechmere was again involved, breaking down the left wing before pulling the ball back to Poole who produced a real classy finish to beat Matthews from 15 yards.
From then onwards it was all about the Blues continuing to go forward looking for more goals and but for some wayward finishing and last gasp defending they would have done.
The visitors managed to grab a consolation goal in the 90th minute when Ben Watson scored but it was a case of too little too late and the Blues ran out deserved winners.
