EASTLEIGH boss Kelvin Davis insists he "still feels positive" despite losing a two-goal lead against Solihull Moors on Saturday.

The Spitfires led 2-0 and 3-1 at different stages of their meeting with the National League play-off hopefuls - but could not see the match out.

Paul McCallum, who has now scored 33 goals in all competitions this season, netted a hat-trick for the hosts but a late equaliser by Tahvon Campbell earned a point for the visitors.

Davis believes "fatigue" played a part in the final stages and was perhaps to blame for letting the advantage slip.

Speaking to Eastleigh's official media, he said: "I still feel positive. We had a two-goal lead but we’ve watched enough of (Solihull Moors) to know what their qualities are.

"Towards the end of the game, I think fatigue kicked in. The lads are disappointed. I’ve just spoken to them there and we’ve come a long way in a short space of time.

"We were almost predicting where their goals would come from and it was no surprise when a little combination around our box ended with the ball going in the back of our net.

"To be disappointed against a Solihull team that is flying high in the league is a positive sign.

"We scored three good goals and unfortunately we were not able to make that last progression in the backline and that was something that we paid the price for today.

"We could have ended up with three points but they had a goal notched off for offside but on another day the linesman might have missed it. We’ll take the point and move on."

McCallum's latest showing means he has scored 29 in the National League this season - eight more than Chesterfield's Will Grigg at the top of the goalscoring charts.

Davis labelled the former Leyton Orient striker as "phenomenal" and has enjoyed working with the 30 year old.

He added: "Any team that has a guy with 33 goals (in all competitions) in the squad will expect to get points and we’re no different.

"He’s been phenomenal this season and phenomenal since we’ve come in. He’s a great addition to the squad."

The Spitfires don't play again until Tuesday, March 12 when they travel to another team with EFL aspirations, Barnet.

The former Southampton goalkeeper feels the break gives his players a much-needed chance to fully recover and improve on the training pitch.

He continued: "I’ve just said to (the players) in there, they looked cooked towards the end. That shows they’re putting everything on the pitch and giving us everything. There’s no disappointment from me on that side. 

"They’ll get the recovery time but we expect in return, a fully-charged squad and a fully-charged team to work hard on the training ground and to improve on every aspect of our game."