OCTEL AFC are within a point of leaders Castrol Tessuti in The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Premier Division of the Sunday Senior League after a 3-2 win over the table-toppers, and they also have a game in hand.
A Paul Cockram brace and John Keefe strike sealed the points while Peter Boyle and Carl Ngiam were on target for the Oilmen.
FC Merebrook have moved up into third place with a 5-1 thrashing of St Saviour's with John Wilson their hat-trick hero and Mark Swann and Richie Jones also netting, while Ashley Robinson grabbed the visitors' consolation.
The Woodlands also had their shooting boots on as they defeated The Strawberry 7-4 to move into fifth place on seven points.
Mark Roberts and Phil Starkey netted doubles while Ryan Nicoll, Matt Collins and Iain Chapman were also on target, with the visitors replying through a Gary Handley hat-trick and Andy Walters strike.
The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Division One leaders MSC Eastham Rake suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at The Sutton Way, who moved off the bottom of the table with their first win of the campaign.
Goals from Noel Bolger, James Watson and Nick Grimes caused the upset while Tony McGill and Steve Siddley were on the mark for the visitors.
The Phoenix are in third place on eight points, one behind the leaders and with a game in hand, after their 6-0 mauling of Kingkabs thanks to a Danny Hughes hat-trick, an Ian Martin brace and Lee Ryan strike.
Berwick Rovers leapfrogged LPSC Strawberry into sixth spot on goal difference after their 4-2 win when the sides met.
Heath Shingler led the way with a double while Phil Strapp and Chris Dodds also netted with Cart Byrne and Mel Barnes replying for the visitors.
Ellesmere's 4-1 loss at Princes Rovers in The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Division Two ensured the leaders were beaten in all three divisions, as Andy Russell's goal wasn't enough to stop the hosts who netted through Steve Foden (2), Graham Davies and Chris Doyle.
SCFC join Ellesmere on 10 points at the summit but are second on goal difference after leapfrogging RJS Sir Robert with a 3-2 success thanks to John Gibbs' brave and a Steve Hickson effort while Steve Craven and Steve Fowles were on target for the hosts.
Sutton Rangers picked up their first win of the season in a basement battle with The Phoenix Reserves, who they now overhaul with both clubs on two points.
Doubles from both Steve Armitage and David Dowdall and a Carl Dowdall strike were enough to secure a 5-2 victory with the visitors netting through Phil Maguire and Chris Hawker.
Gunners Enterprise and Vauxhall both progressed through the first round of the Stan Duke Memorial Cup with 1-0 and 2-1 away successes at Cane Factory FC and Dysett Rangers respectively.
Rob Smith grabbed the only goal in Gunners' success while Richie Martin and Ian Martin's efforts for the Motormen ensured Kevin West's strike for Dysett was in vain.
There were also away-day wins for The Bull and Cat Carpet Craft in the first round of the Kingkab Cup as they toppled CCU 6-4 and St Saviour's Reserves 5-3 respectively.
Parkside Rovers won 7-4 at Holiday Inn in an exciting Warwick Cup first-round tie.
Sunday's fixtures - The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Premier Division: Castrol Tessuti v Cane Factory; Dysett Rangers v Octel AFC; Gunners Enterprise v FC Merebrook; St Saviour's v The Strawberry; Vauxhall v The Woodlands.
The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Division One: CCU v The Sutton Way; LPSC Strawberry v Cat Carpet Craft; MSC Eastham Rake v Kingkabs; The Bull v Berwick Rovers; The Phoenix v St Saviour's.
The Holiday Inn Ellesmere Port Division Two: Brown Horse v The Phoenix Reserves; Holiday Inn v RJS Sir Robert; Parkside Rovers v SCFC; Princes Rovers v Sutton Rangers; Ellesmere (open date).
