REDDITCH slipped back into the mire with a 16-8 loss to Pershore, who went top of the table. The latest league reverse plunged the Kingfishers to second from bottom.

Fellow strugglers Trinity Guild upset the form book to beat mid-table Berkswell B 15-7.

And the shock result lifted Trinity above lowly Redditch.

Only Dunlop are worse off because despite winning twice they have been docked two points for fielding an ineligible player. The latest results make it crucial Redditch beat Trinity Guild when they return to league action on Saturday, January 13.