Major Premier Division shock as leaders lose their unbeaten record, big County Cup wins for Youth Dreams Project and Thorpe Wood Rangers
There was a major shock in the Premier Division of the Peterborough League as Netherton United lost for the first time this season.
And it was a convincing success for Oakham United who won 3-0 at ‘The Grange’ to register just a fifth win in 14 outings, although Netherton remain top by a point from Crowland Town.
Crowland were in Lincs Cup action and romped to a 6-1 home over Brigg Town Development with ace marksman Harry Tidswell bagging his second hat-trick in two weeks.
Heavy rain played havoc with the weekend fixtures, although top-flight wins were also recorded by Warboys Town (6-2 v Leverington) and Sawtry (2-1 v Eye Rangers). Hayden Bream and Christian Le scored for Sawtry. Bottom four sides Whittlesey Athletic and Ramsey Town fought out a 1-1 draw with Freddie Bedford on target for ‘The Rams.’
Yaxley Reserves were the only side in the top seven in Division One to play and put seven past Crowland Reserves. Zack Fisher and Josh Pike both scored twice. Pike is the top scorer in the Division with 19 goals.
A single goal from Harrison Pearce enabled mid-table Park Farm to inflict just a second defeat of the Division Two season on South Lincs Swifts. Swifts lost second-place to King’s Cliffe as a result as Tom Clarke-Knowles struck five times in a 7-3 win at Thorney. It was only Thorney’s second loss this season.
Unbeaten Uppingham Town Reserves moved up into second place in Division Four with a 4-3 win at Whaplode Drove Reserves and the top two in Division Four, Alconbury Weald Reserves and Thurlby Tigers both managed to play and win. Jack Durno scored twice for Thurlby in a 4-3 success over Wittering Reserves.
There was County Cup action for many teams with Connor Pilbeam scoring five in a 10-0 Northants Lower Junior Cup win for Youth Dreams Project against Division One rivals Oundle Town.
Thorpe Wood Rangers also won an all-Division Three Northants Area Cup tie comfortably, 6-0 at NXT Gen. Thomas Klinkovics scored twice in this game with Ashleigh Baldwin, Jordan Giddings, Jack Nicholls and Alfie Wright also on target.