CHAMPIONS Leopards brought down Raptors following their opening-day success against Cobras last week, easing to a whitewash win in the Mid Cheshire League’s qualifying stages.

Crusaders and Winstock Wolves shared the spoils after a draw, while Ben Chan inspired Team Hut to a 7-3 victory.

In the other Group One fixture, Sparks edged out Tigers.

Newcomers Middlewich High School endured a difficult introduction to the competition, losing to Winsford Locke in Group Two, while Bears and Valiants recorded 8-2 wins against Kinetics and Rangers respectively.

Blades proved too strong for Vikings, while Hawks had an early finish after opponents Falcons failed to fulfil their fixture.

Results

Week Two, Qualifying group one: Cobras 3 Team Hut 7; Crusaders 5 Winstock Wolves 5; Leopards 10 Raptors 0; Sparks 6 Tigers 4.

Group two: Blades 7 Vikings 3; Kinetics 2 Bears 8; Middlewich High School 0 Winsford Locke 10; Hawks w/o Falcons; Winnington Park Ranger 2 Valiants 8.