The game was played up at Leigh Sports Village and although both teams had chances it was a former Crewe player Luke Varney who netted the solitary goal.
The match proved a good run out for new signing Lauri Dalla Valle, also club captain Matt Tootle had a run out after missing the last four weeks with a virus.
Jon Gutherie, Alan Tate, Chris Atkinson, James Ballie and Marcus Haber also featured as they look to seek selection for the squads away trip to Scunthorpe United this Saturday.