....into the top three, level on points with second-placed Welling United, after being held to a 3-3 draw at Wealdstone.
And to make matters worse for the Romans, they were 2-0 up before being pegged back.
Goals from Ross Stearn after 4 and 13 minutes gave Bath their two-goal cushion they held until the 75th minute when a free-kick deflected off Anthony Straker and past his own keeper Ryan Clarke.
And then on 86 minutes, Robbie Cundy was adjudged to have handled in the box and sub Elliot Charles converted the resulting penalty to make it 2-2.
A chaotic finish in driving rain saw Stearn completed his hat-trick and Charles equalise to leave the sides all-square at 3-3 and Bath fourth and Wealdstone sixth in the table.
Chippenham Town are now seventh after edging a best-of-five-goal encounter at Clarence Park against St Albans City, who they leap-frogged in the table as a consequence.
The Bluebirds got off to a great start when Jack Crompton rounded Saints` keeper Dean Snedker to make it 1-0 inside 2 minutes.
It wasn`t until 5 minutes before the break that the home side managed an equaliser when a Jason Banton cross was handled by Will Richards and David Moyo levelled from the spot.
But the visitors restored their lead on 55 minutes when Nat Jarvis headed a free-kick past Snedker.
The equaliser came on the hour-mark when Tom Bender`s cross was headed home by Moyo.
What proved to be the winner came in the 84th minute when a 25-yard effort from Josh Smile was spilled in the wet conditions by Snedker and Nick McCootie slid home the loose ball.
Hemel Hempstead Town moved into ninth, level on points with neighbouring St Albans, after beating Gloucester City 2-1 at Vauxhall Road.
New signing Robbie Sinclair opened the Tudors` account after 13 minutes.
Steve Cawley eventually added a second just shy of the hour-mark, with Joe Hanks` reply for the Tigers coming in stoppage time.
The day`s only other game saw third-bottom Hungerford Town go down 3-1 at Priory Lane to mid-table Eastbourne Borough, who are now twelfth but just two points behind Bath in fourth in a very congested table.
Hungerford got off to a great start when Danny Bailey put them in front inside the opening minute.
And they held that lead until 3 minutes into the second half when Ryan Hall equalised.
Then came the turning point when Marvin Ekpiteta brought down Kristian Campbell in the box and the referee awarded a penalty and surprised many by also dismissing Ekpiteta.
When everything had calmed down, Yemi Odubade made it 2-1 from the spot.
Boro confirmed victory 14 minuets from time with a second for Hall. |