Joe Wood bagged a brace before Ethan Cachosa found the back of the net as Tony Hackworth's side were axed for a disappointing defeat against Peniston Church last time out.
However, the result sees the Pikes remain in 11th place, although they are now one of three teams with 37 points.
“I'm extremely proud,” Hackworth enthused to club media.
“We always tell them, 'We've got to make this (Mill Lane) into a fortress.' We are a difficult team to beat on our home soil.
“We let ourselves down in a big way last week against Peniston after having a good run the last six or seven games. We had to come in today and get it right, and they certainly did that.
“I think they can play better than what they did. I know it was a good performance, but we can still be better. That's the fun thing about it.
“But from last week, we had to get it right. It was really disappointing and we knew we had to come and get the three points. I did that today.”
Pickering announced new signings Matty Bowman and Jordan Hynes before kick-off.
They started on the front foot, with Ben Silvern just short before Wood ran down the wing and fired past former Pikes goalkeeper Lee Overton to take a 22nd minute lead. fired widely.
Neither side troubled the scoreline again until Wood met Cachoza's pinpoint cross and headed home.
Cachosa then turned the scorer 10 minutes later with a pick of the goal and ran 40 yards past Overton before settling in.
However, the fourth goal proved elusive and in the dying minutes a brilliant Overton kept the scoreline at 3-0.
Pickering will be hoping to record back-to-back wins when they travel to Bradford to face fellow play-off chasers Campion on Saturday (3pm).
