Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam told BBC Radio Manchester:
“We wanted to respond from last week and I’m pleased, it puts us back on track.
“Josh [Charnley] is still playing as well as he has been, he’s a fan favourite and a big part of this club. The legacy and DNA we’ve been building since we came back up – he’s been a big part of that.
“Had you had said to us a quarter of the way through [the season], would you accept where we are now? Absolutely.”
St Helens interim head coach Eamon O’Carroll told BBC Radio Merseyside:
“The scoreline probably doesn’t reflect the effort and I’m unbelievably proud of the players.
“I’ve been in this role for six weeks and if there’s one thing I wanted to get out of it, it is that we had a team that turned up for each other and we had that tonight.
“It’s great to give young lads a chance, ideally you’d like to do it with a few more senior players around them, so they’re not exposed as much, but they can hold their heads up and they’ll certainly be better for this experience.”
Leigh: Armstrong; Senior, Brand, Handley, Charnley; Cook, Lam; Ofahengaue, Horne, Mulhern, Alick-Wiencke, Trout, Liu.
Interchanges: Brogan, Badrock, Davis, Ipape.
St Helens: Sailor; Douglas, Percival, Welsby, Cross; Robertson, Lomax; Klemmer, Humphreys, Horst, Keeley, Wright, Shorrocks.
Interchanges: Marsh, Evans, Matagi, Knox.
Referee: Chris Kendall.