WINNINGTON Park seconds completed a double over their Manchester counterparts in the North West Intermediate League on Saturday.
A fourth successive win, this time by 24-8, in Division Three South leaves the men from Burrows Hill placed fourth in the table ahead of a visit from fellow promotion hopefuls University of Liverpool Vets this weekend.
Their guests have won the past four league encounters.
Northwich thirds remain bottom of Division Four South following a 24-10 reverse at Macclesfield fourths.
Their target is to end a sequence of four league games without a victory when Oswestry seconds visit Moss Farm on Saturday, kick off 2.15pm.
Winnington thirds suffered back-to-back league defeats for the first time this season after a 33-10 loss on home turf against Oswestry thirds.
They can the calendar year occupying fourth position in the table if they can overcome Ellesmere Port seconds, the current incumbents, this weekend.
Northwich seconds, without a fixture last weekend, return to action in Division Two South at Crewe & Nantwich on Saturday.
Blacks’ second string, ninth in the standings, have established an eight-point gap below them to the relegation zone after successive victories against Glossop and then Bowdon.
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