BLACKS' pointless period is almost at three hours after another defeat to solid Sandbach.
The south Cheshire side completed a deserved double over their hosts and have certainly adapted to life in North Two West more smoothly than Paul Reid's men.
As in their previous encounter, there was little to separate the two teams.
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"A more youthful and dynamic Sandbach outfit wanted it more than we did," was Northwich chairman Sam Naylor's verdict.
"If the players can take only one thing from this match it is to copy the sheer passion and will to win displayed by our opponents."
The first half was ebb and flow, followed by nip and tuck, with both teams giving as good as they got.
It was not until the final minute that an offside decision allowed Sandbach number eight Lee Pickles to break the deadlock through a well taken penalty.
The visitors had played with the wind at their backs and Blacks must have been confident of turning things around after the interval.
Gareth Davies replaced Steve Taylor at scrum half but he was unable to inspire his pack of forwards to produce a platform to seize the initiative.
There was no panic when Pickles kicked his second penalty but, as the game wore on, Northwich appeared to become more and more desperate as they struggled to make the breakthrough against a rugged defensive line.
Instead it was the visitors who upped the tempo and dominated the loose play before scoring the game's solitary try.
Their forward unit drove prop forward Gareth Caen over the Northwich try line but Pickles was unable to convert.
Northwich return to action in a fortnight at Vale of Lune.
Northwich: Cartman, Fred Taylor, Davey (Gough 60), Heywood, Simpson, Smith, James, Robinson (Pattenden 60), Steve Taylor (Davies 40), Hayes, Dale, Naylor, Hosking, Campbell, Bown
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