Round at the double as Vickerstown pile on pressure

Vickerstown earned a hard-fought victory away against Blackpool Wren Rovers to reduce the gap on second-placed Euxton Villa to only five points in the Premier Division.

Danny Morris had put the home side in front before a Scott McDonald goal, and a Jackson Round double, gave Vickerstown the advantage.

Josh Few’s consolation goal did little to rain on Vickerstown’s parade.

Euxton Villa were the team under pressure from Vickerstown and by losing 2-1 to CMB courtesy of a Dan Crook penalty-spot double, MattA Atherton's side can continue to look at their home form with a slight degree of concern now suffering three losses at home compared to none on the road.

Sean Elliott scored Euxton’s goal on the day but the finish failed to spark a comeback.

Thornton Cleveleys also dropped points this weekend, as a 90th-minute Joe Hooper equaliser won Fulwood Amateurs a point against the league leaders.

Dom Lawson (two goals) and Lewis Walmsley scored for Thornton, whilst Lucas Weaver, Will Pitt and Hooper bagged for Fulwood.

With the status quo at the top of the Premier Division having maintained itself for a long time now, the pressure from Vickerstown and Fulwood, both with three games in hand on the top two, may threaten to throw the league open.

Elsewhere, Hurst Green beat Burscough Richmond 4-1 thanks to goals from Gary Basterfield, James Barnes and two from Jordan Monk.

Billy Whittle had levelled for Burscough Richmond, only for the game to quickly get away from the home team.

There was another 4-1 scoreline in the match between Coppull United and Tempest United.

Coppull had gone ahead within two minutes through Jack Ramshaw, only for Tempest to hit back immediately through Aaron Thorpe.

Tempest then pressed their advantage home with a Matthew Davis goal adding to a Jordon Coop brace.

Slyne with Hest were even more dominant in their despatching of Lytham Town, scoring four and conceding none to the team now sat in eighth.

Robbie Moorings, Reece Pearce, Joe Cotton, and Danny Dixon scored the goals in that game.

Whitehaven Amateurs also defeated Turton 2-1.

Division 1: Villa dominant in eight-goal demolition

Wyre Villa smashed eight past a shell-shocked Croston Sports side to pile the pressure on leaders Milnthorpe Corinthians, whose game with Crooklands Casuals was postponed this weekend.

Goals from Oliver Evans, Robbie Parker and Adma Stammers had put Wyre well ahead before 20 minutes had passed before Dom Case got one back for the home team.

Robbie Parker and two from Ryan Moore then put Villa further ahead.

Case got his second of the game then, only for Adam Stammers and Dion Holden to round off a resounding win for Wyre in the last stretch of the game.

Mike Melia fired Hawcoat Park to a 1-0 win over Askam United to move Hawcoat up to seventh.

Hesketh Bank won three points against a battling Haslingden St Mary's side thanks largely to a Kevin Edgar double.

Edgar’s goals for Hesketh came either side of Alex White and David Linguard’s finishes for the visiting St Mary's side.

Josh Norgate was the matchwinner for Hesketh.

Horwich St Mary's Victoria recorded their third win of the season with a 1-0 defeat of Lostock St Gerards, Sam Little the only scorer in that game.

Millom also defeated Eagley. That game ended 5-3 with a brace for both Ben McDonald, Jamie Pattinson, with Danny Pattinson getting the last Millom goal.

Division 2: Big-hitting Chipping score five

Harris Bailey’s hat-trick helped Chipping to a five-star performance against Kendal United. Rick Coar and Luke Conti got the other goals.

Furness Rovers beat Cartmel & District 4-0. Goals from Max Green, Keith Holmes, Jordan Chubb and Rob While helping Furness narrow the gap to second-placed Carnforth Rangers.

Rossendale continued their domination of Division 2 with a 4-1 destruction of Charnock Richard Reserves.

Ross Ellison scored for Charnock with Scott Wylie, Tom Hulme and Jordan Hilton bagging for Rossendale, whilst the away side also benefited from an own goal.

Theo Ball was the hero for Freckleton as they salvaged a late point against Dalton United.

Josh Porter had put Freckleton ahead before Frazer Shand got Dalton on terms.

Goals from Tomas Sanchez and Gareth Jones put Dalton in the ascendency before, with three minutes left to play, Dylan Agnew gave Freckleton a sliver of hope.

Theo Ball seized on that hope and netted at the very last opportunity to spark happiness and relief from Freckleton.

Jenson Butterworth’s late double could not win Storey's a point against Walney Island.

Walney were 3-0 up in the 80th-minute thanks to goals from James Bailey, Zach Walker and Matthew McKee only for Butterworth to ramp up the pressure with goals in the 84th and 90th minute.

There was no equaliser to be found though and Walney took the points.

Burnley United left it late to secure their victory over Galgate.

Asa Stone had put the visitors ahead just past the hour mark before Michael White converted to level things up again.

Joe Rodriguez then scored in the last minute of normal time to get the home side the win.

Division 1 Reserve: Scary Skelly helps Tempest tear through Burscough

Nick Skelly scored twice as Tempest United Reserves brushed past Burscough Richmond Reserves 5-2.

Skelly scored Tempest’s first and last goals of the game, with those of Adam Shorrock, Ryan Keegan and Oliver Groocock sandwiched in between. Sean Brady and Ollie Molyneux scored for Burscough.

Poulton Reserves won 4-2 against Croston Sports Reserves. The work of Matthew Seal, Rylan Casey (who scored twice), and Chris Long undoing the industry and effort of Josh Sarda, who got a brace for Croston.

Thornton Cleveleys Reserves won 3-1 against Euxton Villa reserves. That win was thanks to an own goal adding to goals from Rob McKitchen and James Rawcliffe.

The other game in Division 1 Reserve saw Aiden Burrows tie up a 1-0 win for Blackpool Wren Rovers Reserves over CMB Reserves.

Division 2 Reserve: Carnforth’s Holt from the Blue

Second-bottom of the league Carnforth Rangers Reserves recorded a huge victory over eighth-placed Lytham Town Reserves.

The game ended 4-1 to Carnforth with Cole Holt scoring twice, once in the first five minutes, to drive his team towards a fourth win of the season.

Gino Valente and Dylan Pedley got the other goals for Carnforth, with Adam Zyda netting for Lytham.

Hesketh Bank Reserves won 4-0 against Storey's reserves, with Jack O’Neill, Ronan Khan, David Yates and Ryan Fox getting on the scoresheet in that game.

Elsewhere in Division 2 Reserve, Rossendale Reserves beat Chipping Reserves 4-1 and Haslingden St Marys Reserves beat Coppull United Reserves 3-2.