SCORING five goals at Bamber Bridge on Tuesday night was a stunning feat for the Shaymen.
Their hosts started the game in third place and had the confidence of a 3-0 win at the Shay in August.
Town came through the test with flying colours but face an equally daunting task when they entertain Clitheroe tomorrow afternoon looking to extend their league run of four wins and a draw in the last five games.
While Halifax's 5-2 midweek win shot them up to seventh and the fringes of the play-off places, the Lancastrians go into the clash in second spot after their 3-2 win over Warrington.
That extended their remarkable winning run to seven games - their only defeat coming at home to Mossley on the opening day of the campaign.
Since then they have beaten Salford, Wakefield, Colwyn Bay and Warrington on home soil and enjoyed victories away to Garforth, Ossett Albion and Radcliffe.
Jim Vince's side is unlikely to be daunted by the task that lies ahead of them.
At times on Tuesday night they played the sort of football would-be champions might be expected to produce and they were clinical in front of goal as they bagged five.
Junior Brown continued his hot streak with a double, taking his tally to four in the three starts he has made since returning from injury.
Ashley Stott, much maligned in some quarters, also got on the scoresheet, bagging his ninth of the campaign in all competitions.
It was also his most important to date as it gave his side a two-goal cushion going into the break at Irongate.
The midfield three of Scott Phelan, Damien Allen and Tom Baker also impressed with just the right balance of flair and aggression.
It is testament to the trio that Peter Moore, one of the more consistent performers in the opening weeks of the campaign, had to be content with the briefest of cameos.
The only blips were the goals conceded and the defence will have to be on its toes against Clitheroe who have scored 20 goals in the last seven league games - just one more than Town have managed in their 10 Unibond One North games to date.
It is almost a month and a half since the Shaymen last tasted defeat in the league.
Extending that run tomorrow would really mark them out as serious challengers.
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