NO goals, but a satisfactory point at Cheltenham Town on Wednesday night brought an end to Darlington's hectic spell of three games in five days.
It was a good result against a team who had lost only once at their Whaddon Road ground this season and Quakers did well to lift themselves after the disappointment of missing the chance to take on Newcastle United in the FA Cup.
Cheltenham, well in the hunt for a promotion play-off place, presented a Darlington side without injured central defenders Craig Liddle and David Brightwell with a tough challenge.
Quakers keeper Andy Collett had to be at his best to keep the home side at bay and Tommy Taylor's men could only muster one shot at goal - Danny Mellanby firing over on the hour. But a clean sheet was a bonus for a team who have just one away win this season.
Darlington were never really at the races in the FA Cup third round replay at London Road on Monday night.
Only a fine display by Collett kept their hopes alive until injury time, when Andy Clarke scored Peterborough's second goal.
Leon McKenzie had put Posh ahead early in the second half and Quakers rarely threatened.
The loss of striker Barry Conlon to a toe injury was a major blow and Brightwell went off injured after 17 minutes.
Liddle made his second start after recovering from injury, while Mark Kilty returned to first team action for the first time since he suffered a cruciate ligament injury last April. But neither played the full 90 minutes as manager Tommy Taylor threw on substitutes Neil Wainwright and Paul Campbell in a vain attempt to conjure a goal.
Quakers threw away a two-goal lead against Southend United last Saturday.
Paul Heckingbottom gave the home side a deserved lead after 36 minutes and Mark Ford converted a penalty just before the hour mark. But the visitors pulled one back through Kevin Maher and they snatched a point when Barrington Belgrave scored three minutes from time.
Darlington are still proving hard to beat at Feethams, but that record will be severely tested tomorrow when second-placed Luton Town are the visitors.
Quakers then face Lincoln City at home on Tuesday night as they enter a vital phase of the season.
They must keep their home form going and start to win some away games to avoid a second successive season of mediocrity.
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