In their debut FA Trophy campaign, Silsden marched into the third qualifying round with an impressive 3-0 home win over Nantwich Town at the Regal Interiors Stadium on Saturday.
Their reward is a home tie with Stocksbridge Park Steels, and victory over the South Yorkshire side would take them into the first round proper.
After a goalless first half in rainy conditions on Saturday, the Cobbydalers overcame both the weather and their opponents after the break, as goals from Toby Jeffrey, Al Keita and Kayle Price secured their progression.
It certainly made for a better Saturday than the previous one, where Silsden suffered a humiliating 10-1 defeat at Redcar Athletic in the Northern Premier League East Division.
But they got back on track in midweek, taking a point from a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Bridlington Town.
Sils stopper Tommy Brown was man of the match that night, and he had to be at the races again early on against Nantwich, as he did well to held on to a drilled free kick.
Manager Matt Cavanagh has spoken multiple times about football being a squad game and that showed when he was forced into two first half changes.
Following injuries to Jake Maltby and Luke Brooksbank, Mo Gashi and Keita entered the field in their place.
With the visitors looking to control possession in the opening period, Sils had their best opportunity of the half on the break.
Jordan Carroll fed Isaac Robinson, whose curling effort was held by visiting goalkeeper Ben Garratt.
As the conditions continued to worsen over the interval, both sides came back out in the pouring rain, but it was the hosts who took to the weather like ducks to water.
Keita had an effort from distance that flew wide before Price raced through on goal only to be denied by Garratt.
Instead, it was another Silsden substitute who found the eventual breakthrough on 67 minutes.
Jeffrey's initial corner was cleared back out to him and his curling effort nicked off former Bantams defender Kelvin Mellor and into the back of the net.
The Cobbydalers were in no mood to let up after that either, quickly doubling their lead.
A brilliant move down the right was started by Price, before a neat interchange between him, Carroll and Jeffrey allowed the striker space in the box.
He unselfishly squared the ball across to Keita, who gleefully bagged his first goal for the club.
Price was at the heart of everything going forward for Silsden, twice forcing good stops from Garratt and sending another effort high and wide from inside the area.
Despite looking like he would end the afternoon scoreless, Price’s resilience never stopped.
And when Gashi picked him out in added time, the in-form man made no mistake in picking his spot and putting the gloss on what was a wonderful performance overall.
For Silsden, their focus now turns to Tuesday's league clash with North Ferriby at the Regal Interiors Stadium, where a point could take them out of the relegation zone.
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