THE Village Club continue to lead the way in Warrington and District League Division One.
A 2-1 success at Farnworth Griffin was their fifth on the run, ahead of this Saturday’s visit to Prescot to tackle third-placed Westgarth United.
Burtonwood Albion remain one point behind the leaders after coming out on top in a high-scoring game at Rockware.
Lewis Legge bagged a hat-trick while Albion’s other scorers in the 6-4 win were Simon Cade, Ryan Logsdon and Stephen Murphy.
Monk Sport Junior FC lost 5-0 at New Street to slip to sixth in the Premier Division, leaving them without a win on their last four outings.
Fifth-placed Eagle were held to a 1-1 draw by 14th-placed Matthiola in Division Two.
Luke Molyneux hit the mark for Eagle, Martin Holmes for the visitors.
Dave Morley netted twice as Winwick overcame Oaklands 3-1 in Division Two.
Penlake ended Grappenhall Sports’ hopes in the Guardian Cup.
Warrington and District Football League results:
Premier Division: Halewood 3 Rainhill Town Y&D 6, New Street 5 Monk Sport 0.
Division One: Blackbrook 2 Moorfield FC 4, Farnworth 1 The Village 2, Hatton Albion 4 Widnes FC Development Squad 6, Rockware 4 Burtonwood Albion 6, Runcorn Albion 3. Beeches 0.
Division Two: Bold Rangers 4 Winwick Athletic 3, Eagle Junior 1 Matthiola 1, Earlestown 1 FC Tale 3, Newton Le Willows 1 Bruche Athletic 2, Royal Rangers 9 Boilermakers Arms 2, Widnes D&Y 4 Penketh United 0, Winwick 3 Oaklands 1.
Reserve Division One: Burtonwood Albion Reserves 4 Blackbrook 4, Grange 2 Woolston Rovers Reserves 2, Haydock 4 Brookvale United JFC Beats 3.
Reserve Division Two: Halton Borough Reserves 5 Hurricanes 2, Rainhill Town 2 Moorfield Reserves 2, St Michaels DH 3rd 3 Earlestown Athletic JFC 1, The Village Club Reserves 1 Orford 3rd 1.
Guardian Cup: Grappenhall Sports 3 Penlake 5.
Fixtures for Saturday:
Premier Division: Croft v Halton Borough, Cronton Villa v St Michaels DH, Grange v Thatto Heath, Halewood v Avon Athletic, New Street v Haydock, Rainhill Town Y&D v Monk Sport, Woolston Rovers v Parklands.
Division One: Beeches v Sidic Sports & Social, Hatton Albion v Moorfield FC, Runcorn Albion v Rockware, Upton Athletic v New Street, Westgarth United v The Village.
Division Two: Boilermakers Arms v Penlake, Penketh United v Earlestown FC, Royal Rangers v Bold Rangers, Winwick Athletic v Smiths SDFC.
Reserve Division One: Halebank Reserves v Grange.
Reserve Division Two: Hurricanes v Woolston Rovers 3rd, Orford 3rd v Cronton Villa, Sutton Junction 3rd v Rainhill Town.
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