WORCESTER Hockey Club secured a vital 4-1 home win over fellow strugglers Bournville in the Warwick Printing Midland Men's League Premier Division.
Tom Schubert (2), Joe Schubert and Oliver Davis were on target as fifth-from-bottom Worcester moved six points clear of their opponents who are two places below.
Worcester visit Barford Tigers, who are one point and position above the city side, on Saturday.
Rob Goodman (2) and Will Hood fired high-flying Worcester seconds to a 3-2 win at Bournville in the West Midlands Premier.
The thirds drew 3-3 at home to Barford Tigers in Midlands One.
A 5-1 victory over second-placed Edgbaston fourths saw the fifths close the gap on their rivals to one point in the West Midlands Premier.
Matthew Sharratt and Dan Rickman picked up braces before Simon Griffiths slotted home to finish off a great team performance.
The sixths enjoyed a 5-2 win over South West One table-toppers Sutton Coldfield sixths. Hat-trick hero Zephie Molla lobbed the keeper, buried a volley and deflected his final chance in as Adrian Shipley and Tim Martin rounded off the scoring.
The sevenths fell 5-3 at home to Old Halesonians fourths who climbed to the top of the table.
A 3-0 away victory for the eighths rounded off a good week for Worcester as Stephen Preater, Jacob Chakko-George and Andrew Pritchard saw them stay fourth in South West Two.
Gareth Davis saved a penalty flick to ensure the clean sheet.
A deserved win for the women’s firsts saw them beat hosts Kettering 1-0 to escape the Midland League Division Two drop zone. Helen Barnes finished off a short corner after Daisy Ellis’s initial shot was stopped.
The seconds suffered a 4-2 defeat at Tenbury in Worcestershire League Division One with Lucy Grace on target.
Worcester thirds lost 4-1 to Kings Heath Pickwick in Division Two.
A dominant display by the fourths produced a 7-0 win over rivals Droitwich seconds in Division Three.
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