Workington were held to their first goalless draw of the season by promotion rivals Leek Town.
With the other main contenders Warrington Rylands and Marine both winning, the Reds slipped to third, but with matches in hand.Reds couldn’t take advantage of several good opportunities, the best from the penalty spot when Rigg saw his effort saved by Danny Roberts.
In a quick start Brad Carroll crashed a header against the bar and Rigg had a goal disallowed for offside.
Although Leek did come more into it, creating an even game, they could only test Jim Atkinson once and he saved comfortably from Tim Grice.
Brad Hubbold was a probing architect of some promising Reds moves but he could have scored just before the break.
A slalom type run and carried him through several defenders and when he released the ball to go for the return pass was guilty of a fresh air shot when he looked a likely scorer.Reds completely dominated the second half as Leek seemed happy to settle for a point.
The defenders were prepared to put bodies on the line and made several brave blocks inside their area.
Dav Symington screwed one of his blockbusters wide, Hubbold was just wide stretching to reach a Symington cross and right at the death Sam Smith headed wide at the far post from a Symington corner.
Manager Chris Willcock said: “It’s disappointing not to have won a game we dominated and in which our goalkeeper was virtually redundant.
“I certainly can’t fault the lads for their effort and the football we produced. We just lacked a cutting edge which is strange considering the quality we have.”
