Spalding fell to defeat against a Newmarket side whose performance belied their lowly league standing.
Newmarket raced into a 2-0 lead before Pete Wrights short corner strike reduced arrears
Spalding soon found themselves further behind as the first half drew to a close.
in the second half Spalding did retain more possession early on but once Newmarket scored a fourth the game slowed as the result became a formality.