A first-half strike from Leon Knight was enough to secure all three points for the Blues at Rochdale on Saturday on a day when all of the top seven sides in League Two picked up wins to increase the heat in the play-off chase.
Eight away victories were picked up in the division but the one that mattered for Paul Lambert's side came at Spotland where his men turned in a professional display to see off the challenge of play-off challengers Rochdale and continue their unbeaten away record in 2008.
The 'gaffer' was forced to make one change to the side which beat Rotherham United last week, with Matt Bloomfield replacing Gary Holt in the Blues' midfield after the Scotsman picked up an illness in the week.
That enabled Wanderers to line-up with a more orthodox 4-4-2 formation than the one used in recent weeks, and it certainly paid dividends in the first half as Wanderers always looked comfortable against their fellow play-off contenders.
Scott McGleish almost benefited from some hesitant defending by Dale right-back Simon Ramsden, but after stealing the ball inside the box, McGleish could only fire against the legs of home keeper James Spencer from a narrow angle.
However, Dale always looked promising going forward in the opening exchanges, but the protection offered by Neil Lennon and Tommy Doherty ensured that the Blues' back four were never exposed to an impressive home attack.
Skipper David McCracken and Russell Martin in particular stood out with some excellent challenges and blocks and it was Martin who showed his value when his pass allowed Leon Knight to open the scoring on 13 minutes.
Some composed passing by Lennon and Doherty worked the ball out to the young right-back midway inside the Dale half, and a fantastic threaded ball into the box was latched on to by the lively Knight, who sprinted past his marker to fire the ball past Spencer at his near post.
The striker was certainly delighted to score just his second goal since joining the Blues in January and it provided an excellent platform on which the Wanderers always looked capable of building on.
Sergio Torres then started to make his mark on the game with some intelligent running and trickery inside the Dale half, but it was the home side who had a chance to level the scores on 26 minutes when a foul by Torres allowed Rene Howe the opportunity to fire a free-kick goalwards from just outside the box.
However, Matt Bloomfield showed no after-effects of the two knocks he'd already sustained in the early stages by standing firm to deflect the fiercely-struck ball out for a corner.
Five minutes later, young striker Will Buckley came close to scoring on his first start for Dale when he met a through-ball inside the box but fired past Frank Fielding's post from a narrow angle.
Torres then worked an opening on 34 minutes before firing over the crossbar, and seven minutes later Leon Knight felt he was fouled on the edge of the box after latching onto a flick by Scott McGleish, but nothing was given.
The remaining four minutes of play brought about no goalscoring chances and the Blues were able to reflect on a solid 45 minutes when they regrouped at the break.
Wanderers were dealt a blow when Sergio Torres was withdrawn at half-time with what appeared to be a foot injury, and Mike Williamson came on to partner McCracken at the back while Leon Johnson moved to left-back and Craig Woodman switched to left-midfield.
The home side started the brighter of the two teams, and they replaced Ben Muirhead and Will Buckley with dangermen Adam Le Fondre and Kallum Higginbotham as they looked to get back into the game.
And Le Fondre almost brought an equalizer with his first touch, after Russell Martin's clearance cannoned into the striker's path and with only Frank Fielding to beat, he fired it carelessly over the crossbar.
Suddenly, the home support could sense a revival, and Tommy Doherty was shown a yellow card for a foul as Wycombe found it harder to cope with the greater threat posed by Keith Hill's men.
But with Mike Williamson and David McCracken performing flawlessly at the heart of defence, clear-cut chances were hard to come by for Rochdale, and long range efforts from Gary Jones and Tom Kennedy failed to test Fielding in the Wycombe goal.
With 79 minutes on the clock, John Sutton - who was later booked - replaced Leon Knight to provide an option to hold the ball up in the attacking positions, but the next chance fell to the home side when Adam Le Fondre spun inside the box and volleyed over after a smart cross from Higginbotham.
But Wycombe always looked comfortable at the back, and as the home side ran out of ideas, they were unable to find a way past the solid visiting defence and Wanderers were able to celebrate another win on the road and extend their unbeaten away record of 2008.
Rochdale: Spencer, Ramsden, Holness, McArdle, Kennedy, Muirhead (Higginbotham 51), Jones, Perkins, Rundle (Doolan 68), Howe, William Buckley (Le Fondre 51).
Subs Not Used: Rigby, Stanton.
Booked: Kennedy.
Wycombe: Fielding, Martin, McCracken, Johnson, Woodman, Bloomfield, Lennon, Doherty, Torres (Williamson 46), Knight (Sutton 80), McGleish.
Subs Not Used: Young, Bullock, Boucaud.
Booked: Doherty, Sutton.
Goals: Knight 13.
Attendance: 2,616.
Referee: Graham Laws (Tyne & Wear).
