Newport County still have work to do to secure their Football League status for another season. The ecstasy that poured out at Rodney Parade on Saturday as the Exiles edged closer to safety with a 2-1 win over relegation rivals Harrogate Town has been quickly tempered. Barrow's 3-2 victory in their game in hand on Tuesday night has left Newport precariously perched just one point above the drop zone, a familiar and uncomfortable position. In a constant swing from setbacks to jubilation, manager Christian Fuchs must navigate not only the challenges on the pitch but also the emotional rollercoaster off it, shifting from the highs of Saturday's victory to the lows of being dragged back towards danger just days later. Level on points with Crawley Town and Tranmere Rovers, Newport head into Saturday's crucial fixture with momentum but nervously looking over their shoulders. But Fuchs has urged his side to remain focused on themselves. "To be fair, I saw a little bit of the game [on Tuesday]," the Austrian admitted. "Barrow got those three points, I'd be disappointed if they didn't fight for the right to remain, but it doesn't affect us. We're focusing on Cheltenham. "The situation is still the same. It's something we've dealt with for the whole season already and we only have to focus on ourselves." Since Fuchs' appointment in November, Newport have taken 26 points from 27 matches, a significant improvement on the 11 points collected during David Hughes' 16-game spell earlier in the campaign. Had Fuchs been at the helm since the start of the season and that rate been sustained, Newport would be approaching 43 points, and seven points clear of danger. Instead, they have spent much of the campaign entrenched in a survival fight and their struggles have been well-documented. Until a vital 3-1 home win over Tranmere Rovers in March, County had occupied the bottom two for 151 consecutive days. A bleak winter saw Fuchs' side go winless in the league from November 8 to December 29, drawing three and losing five, while also exiting both the FA Cup and EFL Trophy. On Christmas Day, Newport were five points adrift of safety and rooted to the foot of League Two with many seeing them as a certainty for the drop. Yet spring has brought renewed belief. The Exiles now sit 22nd, a point above the relegation zone, with survival, crucially, still in their own hands. A run of seven points from four games that started with an emphatic 3–1 away win at promotion-chasing Salford in February proved a turning point. Newport have continued to gather momentum and last weekend's success over Harrogate proved another one of those occasions. Still, nothing is secure. Newport have conceded more goals than any team in the division, kept the joint-fewest clean sheets and average just one goal per game. With nine precious points still up for grabs, survival is far from a guarantee. Barrow's dramatic late surge against Oldham on Tuesday, scoring three goals in the final ten minutes, means they could temporarily overtake Newport if they beat Walsall in Saturday lunchtime's early kick-off. "That's [other results] something you cannot affect," Fuchs said. "It's all about us. And when we do the simple things right, when we play the ball into the right areas, and when we focus on ourselves, then we have a very good chance of getting the right result."