There were positives for plenty of Baggies who featured for their loan sides over the weekend.
Alfie Gilchrist had the perfect Saturday with Sky Bet League One side Leyton Orient, playing the full 90 in a 3-0 home win over Cambridge United.
Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Jaze Kabia and Aaron Connolly did the business at the top end of the field to take Richie Wellens' team up to 12th in the standings. It was the Albion defender's 9th appearance for the O's during his spell at the BetWright Stadium.
Cole Deeming had a bittersweet weekend with Enterprise National League outfit Hartlepool United, scoring his first goal for the club, but finishing their face-off with Boreham Wood on the losing side.
It was a tumultuous game for the central midfielder and his team, to say the least, who trailed 2-0 at the break on their travels following goals from Danny Cashman and Tom White.
But a resurgent United performance after the restart saw the game turn on its head, with Maxim Kouogun and Jamie Miley scoring - either side of Deeming finding his first goal in blue and white to level the scores at the time, finishing a one-on-one in front of the travelling supporters at the Mangata Developments Stadium.
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These goals meant the visitors were leading up until the 87th minute, where the Wood equalised through Zak Brunt - before scoring a dramatic stoppage-time winner courtesy of Matt Rush to steal the points away from Cole's team and hand the hosts a 4-3 triumph.
The 19-year-old is a regular starter under recently-appointed Hartlepool boss, Pete Wild, and made his 11th appearance for the club on Saturday - with the defeat leaving them 21st in the fifth-tier table.
Noah DuPont marked his recent loan move to NL South outfit Salisbury by going straight into the starting XI for their trip to Tonbridge Angel, which ended triumphantly in the form of a 2-1 away win.
The young centre-back played the whole game and helped his new team respond to a setback when they fell behind in the 12th minute as a result of Bailey Akehurst's opener.
Jordan Alonge restored parity in the clash within four minutes, which clearly, gave the Whites momentum as they soon went ahead - Malachi Ogunleye scoring, what proved to be the game's telling moment as DuPont's men survived second-half pressure with the lead intact.
The victory took them to fourth in the National League South standings, just two points behind league leaders Truro City. Noah will be keen to feature in the Wiltshire outfit's next match this coming weekend, where Salisbury host Sholing in the Emirates FA Cup first round proper at home.
Brian Okonkwo was the only other youngster who started for his loan side, Leamington, but it proved to be a tough afternoon for the shot-stopper's temporary team.
Okonkwo's Brakes lost 4-2 to Peterborough Sports on home soil, with the visitors taking a 3-0 first-half lead thanks to efforts from Michael Richens, Harry Vince and Jevani Brown.
Although the hosts fought back through goals via Rajdeep Palit and Kai Tonge, Leon Lobjoit's goal took the chance of a point away from Scott Easterlow's men to confirm defeat for the Albion youngster's loan colleagues at the Your Co-Op Community Stadium.
Attacker Ollie Bostock came on during the closing stages of fifth-tier Boston United's impressive 2-1 win over Scunthorpe United, playing 14 minutes off the bench as the Pilgrims' two first-half goals proved enough to seal back-to-back league wins - enough to lift them three points clear of the relegation zone.
Finally, defender Carter Pinnington was an unused substitute for fellow National League outfit Solihull Moors on the weekend, as they won 2-1 against Kidderminster Harriers at Damson Park.
