BRAINTREE Town are five points adrift of safety with six matches remaining after drawing 1-1 at fellow National League strugglers Brackley Town.
Ben Drake gave the Iron a lead early in the second half but Aidan Elliott-Wheeler's 62nd-minute leveller denied Steve Pitt's side victory.
Brackley's Connor Hall hit the crossbar with a backheel and Morgan Roberts struck a post in a goalless first half that also saw debutant home goalkeeper Harrison Rhone deny Lewis Walker at the other end.
Drake scored directly from a corner in the 49th minute to put Braintree on course for a win that would have moved them level on points and goal difference with their opponents.
But loanee Elliott-Wheeler struck his first goal for Brackley to deny Iron victory.
