The hosts actually took the lead on the half hour mark through debutant Marcus Marshall but Sido Jombati levelled seven minutes later and second half goals from Jeff Goulding and Luke Garbutt clinched the points for the Robins.
Shrewsbury are now only a point off the automatic promotion places after their 2-0 win at Hereford, with Terry Gornell and James Collins scoring first half goals.
There was a fifth straight win for Torquay, who edged out bottom side Northampton thanks to Mark Ellis' 75th-minute goal, while Accrington are up into the play-off places after a thrilling 4-3 victory over Gillingham.
Stanley looked in control after a first half hat-trick from Michael Smith and one from Luke Joyce, with Danny Jackman's early goal all Gillingham had to show for their efforts, but a late brace from Gavin Tomlin meant a nervous finish for the hosts.
At the bottom of the table there was a crucial win for Dagenham & Redbridge, who are out of the bottom two after beating faltering Rotherham 3-2.
Danny Harrison put the Millers ahead with the only goal of the first half but Jon Nurse levelled matters five minutes after the break and an own goal from Mark Bradley in the 62nd minute made it 2-1 to the Daggers.
A minute later things were all square again as Alex Revell struck but Scott Doe won the game 12 minutes from time and Rotherham's miserable afternoon was complete when Michael Raynes was sent off late on.
Dagenham are two points ahead of second bottom Plymouth after they went down 1-0 to Port Vale, Tom Pope grabbing the only goal four minutes from time.
Anthony Straker netted both goals as Aldershot saw off AFC Wimbledon 2-1, Sammy Moore the hosts' goalscorer, while there was the same scoreline in Bristol where Rovers defeated 10-man Bradford.
The hosts led by goals from Lee Brown and Eliot Richards when Rob Kozluk was shown a second yellow card but Andrew Davies gave Bradford some hope with a 72nd-minute volley.
Crewe were reduced to nine men before half-time and slumped to a 2-0 loss at Barnet.
Dave Artell was sent off for a foul on Izale McLeod, with the striker netting the resulting penalty on the half hour mark, and Adam Dugdale then saw a straight red for a foul, but it was not until the 77th minute that Michael Hector made sure of the points.
