ALEX Read smashed through the 50-goal barrier as he struck twice as Harlow Town dispatched Redbridge 4-2 to continue their march towards the Ryman League division one north play-offs.
The 25-year-old striker took his tally to a record-smashing to the half century with his brace.
Leon Antoine and Junior Dadson also struck.
The hosts were level at 2-2 early on in the second half but Harlow struck twice to take a crucial three points on Tuesday.
Having beaten Jeff Wood’s Harlow Town FC goalscoring record with a hat-trick against Witham in the 5-2 victory last Thursday, Read has now scored six goals in the last three games.
He also netted a goal in the 2-2 draw with Cheshunt on Saturday.
Against Redbridge, Harlow had built up a two-goal cushion but close to half-time the hosts scored twice to make it 2-2 at the break.
Read had opened the scoring after only eight minutes when he slotted in from close range after Dadson’s cross from the right.
And the in-form striker added a second when he met Antoine’s through ball and fired low into a corner of the Redbridge net on 20 minutes.
Redbridge halved the deficit when a ball fell loose on the edge of the penalty area and Stephen Good volleyed just inside a post on 36 minutes.
A corner was not cleared properly and a close-range shot was blasted home by Emiel Aiken on 39 minutes.
However, Dadson made it 3-2 on 53 minutes when he rifled a low shot into the net after a long ball from Jonathan Glowacki was headed neatly into the path of Dadson.
And Antoine made the points safe just three minutes later when he latched on to a poor clearance from the Redbridge defense and slotted home from 10 yards out after a Layne Eadie cross caused confusion in the penalty area.
Thanks to The Harlow star for help with this report