Kieran Rowe, Lewis Finney and George Brown scored within 12 first-half minutes to put the Hillians firmly in control. Modou Jammeh gave the Lancers hope 10 minutes into the second half before Brown made it 4-1 to Hill four minutes later.
It looked over – but Jammeh, Marcel Powell and, in the 90th minute, Reece Hallard scored to salvage a point for Lancing.
In truth it did little for either side’s aim of pulling away from the Isthmian south east danger zone – it left Lancing 14th and Hillians 16th.
See pictures by Chris Neal on this page and the ones linked – and you can see even more of Chris’ pictures from the More Than Tyres Stadium here.
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Images from Burgess Hill Town v Lancing, which finished 4-4 in an Isthmian south east thriller Photo: Chris Neal
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Images from Burgess Hill Town v Lancing, which finished 4-4 in an Isthmian south east thriller Photo: Chris Neal
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Images from Burgess Hill Town v Lancing, which finished 4-4 in an Isthmian south east thriller Photo: Chris Neal
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Images from Burgess Hill Town v Lancing, which finished 4-4 in an Isthmian south east thriller Photo: Chris Neal