With players unavailable due to first team and reserve team commitments this week and others being sidelined due to injury, illness and exams, Steve Welsh managed to field a basic XI without any substitutes.

And up against a good quality outfit in Ilkeston, the Pilgrims were comprehensively beaten.

Boston (3-5-2): Sam Vince; Niall Delahoy, Charlie Melville, Josh Spencer; Jacob Pease, Aaron Eyett, Jordan Sowerby, Macauley Britton, Lewis McKue; Leon Squire, Karolis Andriulionis.