Following a goal-less first half at Broadhall Way, Wrexham beat Stevenage Borough 2-1 on Saturday with two second-half goals, the winner coming from Marc Williams with just nine minutes remaining.

The Reds have scored the majority of their league goals in the second half this season and centre-back Westwood is confident that their ability to battle until the end will reap rewards.

"For large parts on Saturday they put us under a lot of pressure but credit to the lads, they withstood it and got three points," said Westwood today.

"We felt we would come strong.

"If we can stay in touch until then we always feel we can go on and win, and that happened at Stevenage.

"The gaffer said that if we could keep it tight, and don't rush it at 0-0, then the last half hour is the strongest part of our game.

"It is important we don't lose it in the first half like we did at Kidderminster when one mistake costs us and we could not score.

"You are not always guaranteed to score but the gaffer said nine outfield players had a chance to score in the last 15 minutes at Kidderminster, so the main thing is we are making chances."

Despite the defeat against Kidderminster, Westwood feels Wrexham did enough to have picked up three points but he was delighted to get back to winning ways at Stevenage.

"I know we lost at Kidderminster but after winning at Stevenage, which is now six wins in seven, it feels like our run has continued," said Westwood.

"That's because of the way the game went at Kidderminster. We lost but played well enough to win.

"Mentally we feel we are still on a strong run and that was helped because we got back to winning on Saturday."

And Westwood is targeting another three points when Wrexham travel to Northwich Victoria tomorrow, but he will not be taking their lowly opponents lightly following the Reds' FA Cup exit at the hands of Eastwood Town.

"We take every game as it comes," said Westwood. "After winning Saturday, there won't be many tougher than that. Stevenage were as strong and up for it as you will come up against, though other teams will be tougher in other ways.

And it will be a different challenge at Northwich but we are aiming for a win.

"We play every game to win, that's the mentality you have to have to be promoted.

"Northwich on paper looks like a game we should win but we won't take them for granted – we have learnt our lesson from Eastwood."

Westwood, who initially joined Wrexham until January after impressing during his trial, has extended his short-term deal until the end of the season.

And the 32-year-old is delighted to prolong his stay at The Racecourse, saying: "I am pleased with the deal. I could possibly have signed until January and had a look, but I am not interested in looking elsewhere.

"I want to give it a good go here and try and get promotion, which is our ambition.

"And I am happy here – I would not have signed if I was not and I did not have to think twice about it."

Ever-present since joining in October, Westwood has been made captain for the last three matches in the absence of Neil Taylor who has not been in the starting line-up.

And Westwood, a former team-mate of Saunders' at Bradford City, is proud to wear the captain's armband: "It is an honour," he added. "At any level of any sport, to be captain is a privilege.

"Hopefully I keep playing well and do the business.

"I am happy with my form. That was my eighth game on the spin on Saturday, and I came here to clock up the games and play on a regular basis.

"Results have more or less gone for us which helps. If you make a mistake in a game you lose, it is more intensified. You can get away with it a bit more in games you win."