Four goals from Kevin Lotzoff boosted North London Raiders' title hopes as they demolished Scrabble 11–0 at The Hive.
Tony Plaistow chipped in with a hat-trick as NLR kicked off the new year with a clear signal of their intentions.
Further strikes from Wayne Davidson (2), Paul Katz and Gary Cohen helped L'Orange open a three points lead, with a game in hand.
At the same venue on the adjacent pitch, Waldaf Town surprised Southgate Harmen by winning 3–2.
Richard Davis returned from his honeymoon to snatch two goals, including a penalty, to add to Adam Kaye’s strike. Daniel Hodes and Paul Stein replied for Harmen.
Title-challenging London Maccabi Lions completed the double over Temple Fortune with a 3–0 win at Parmiters in Division Two. A double from Simon Black and an own goal sealed the win.
Fortune manager David Goldberg: "We played very well. I was pleased with the performance but some decisions went against us."
EDRS Stonegrove kept up their challenge, beating Brady B 5-1 with goals from Russell Rich, Martin Seifert (2), Tony Platman, and Phil Silver. Brian Deal grabbed Brady’s consolation.
RESULTS
DIVISION ONE
North London Raiders 11 Scrabble 0
Waldaf Topwn 3 Southgate Harmen 2
DIVISION TWO
Brady Maccabi B 1 EDRS Stonegrove 5
London Maccabi Lions 3 Temple Fortune Old Boys 0
DIVISION ONE
1. North London Raiders Pl. 9, W. 6, D. 1, L. 2, F. 32, A. 18, Pts. 13
2. Southgate Harmen Pl. 10, W. 5, D. 0, L. 3, F. 22, A. 18, Pts. 10
3. Waldaf Town Pl. 9, W. 4, D. 2, L. 3, F. 23, A. 25, Pts. 10
4. Scrabble Pl. 10, W. 4, D. 1, L. 3, F. 23, A. 29, Pts. 9
5. Brady Maccabi A Pl. 9, W. 2, D. 0, L. 6, F. 22, A. 32, Pts. 6
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DIVISION TWO
1. Glenthorne United A Pl. 9, W. 8, D. 1, L. 0, F. 47, A. 1, Pts. 17
2. London Maccabi Lions Pl. 10, W. 8, D. 0, L. 2, F. 52, A. 12, Pts. 16
3. EDRS Stonegrove Pl. 12, W. 7, D. 1, L. 3, F. 42, A. 16, Pts. 16
4. St John's Wood Tigers Pl. 11, W. 5, D. 2, L. 4, F. 30, A. 21, Pts. 12
5. Brady Maccabi B Pl. 11, W. 4, D. 3, L. 4, F. 20, A. 29, Pts. 11
7. Glenthorne United B Pl. 10, W. 3, D. 1, L. 6, F. 16, A. 38, Pts. 7
8. Marshside Pl. 8, W. 3, D. 0, L. 5, F. 10, A. 47, Pts. 6
9. Temple Fortune Pl. 10, W. 2, D. 1, L. 7, F. 14, A. 32, Pts. 5
10. Hendon Harriers Pl. 11, W. 2, D. 0, L. 9, F. 12, A. 43, Pts. 4
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