Hereford won three games on the trot for the first time this season after seeing off Barnet.
James McQuilkin’s fine strike had given them the lead but it took an own goal from Gary Breen to secure the points after Richard Rose had put through his own net.
Hereford boss Graham Turner was able to announce an unchanged side.
This gave the strike partnership of Jake Jervis, two goals in two games, and Mathieu Manset the chance to cement what has appeared a potent combination.
After a lively Hereford start, Barnet forced the game’s first corner inside two minutes.
Dave Livermore got his head to Matt Lockwood’s flag-kick but the ball flew wide of Adam Bartlett’s goal.
For 20 minutes, the game, played in pouring rain, descended into a series of petty fouls and offside decisions.
But Manset showed a bit of spark finally, tricking his way past a couple of defenders before seeing a deflected shot fielded by keeper Jake Cole.
Barmet thought they were hard done-by on 27 minutes when Albert Adomah went down under the challenge of Ryan Valentine in the Hereford area.
Referee Karl Evans was having none of it and waved away appeals for a penalty.
Hereford, however, took the lead from a well-worked move on 29 minutes.
Jervis and Lewis Young were both involved before Manset showed good strength to steer a pass into the path of McQuilkin who clipped a neat shot into the corner of the net.
Barnet staged a couple of attacks in response, forcing a second corner before Albert Jarrett’s shot was comfortably held by Adam Bartlett.
The visitors’ threatened briefly from a free-kick when Livermore headed over following a Lockwood free-kick.
And the visitors levelled two minutes before the break when Albert Jarrett’s cross was nudged past Bartlett by his own defender Richard Rose under heavy pressure from Paul Furlong.
Hereford made a promising start to the second period and Valentine worked well with Pugh set up a chance for the midfielder.
Pugh sent a shot across goal but might have gained more reward with a pass inside to the well-placed Manset.
Kenny Lunt then showed some neat control to skid past a couple of defenders before delivering a cross which was palmed away by Cole.
Barnet continued to threaten sporadically and Adomah curled a shot over after some neat approach play.
Midway through the period, Ed Upson had a shot saved by Bartlett before the Bees fell behind again.
Young drove in a cross from the right and Gary Breen diverted Manset’s shot into the net.
A flurry of substitutions followed and one of the replacements, Barnet’s Jake Hyde, missed a great chance to level when he headed over from a good position.
A Hereford replacement Matt Done then produced an excellent run and pass to Manset who appeared to be felled by Cole in the area.
Referee Evans continued to be unwilling to point to the penalty spot.
And Hereford held on to the three points which all but secure their Football League future for next season.
Hereford: Bartlett; Green, Rose, Jones, Valentine; Young (Done, 73 min), Lunt, McQuilkin, Pugh; Jervis (Ajdarevic, 73 min), Manset (Constantine, 87 min). Subs not used: Adamson, Preston, Gwynne, McCallum, .
Barnet: Cole; Devera, Breen, Gilet, Lockwood; Hughes, Upson, Livermore (J Hyde, 73 min); Adaomah, Furlong (Wright, 72 min), Jarrett. Subs not used: Hart, M Hyde, Kamdjo, Dean, Carpenter.
Referee: Karl Evans (Greater Manchester).
Attendance: 2,146 (including 88 from Barnet).
Goals: McQuilkin, 29 min, 1-0; Rose og, 43 min, 1-1; Breen og, 68 min, 2-1.
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