The biggest surprise was leaders Leiston going down to a 3-0 defeat at Victory Road against East Thurrock United.
The Rocks` top scorer Sam Higgins grabbed a hat-trick to complete an early season 'double' for the Essex outfit. A defensive mistake let in Higgins for the opener in the 57th minute and another defensive slip allowed him to add a second with 20 minutes to go. He completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot five minutes later.
Grays Athletic`s poor recent league form has seen them slip from the top to eighth and they went down to a 2-0 defeat at Mill Field against mid-table Leatherhead.
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The deadlock was broken six minutes into the second half when Adi Yussuf opened the Tanners` account. And they also completed an early `double` over their opponents when sub Tashan Adeyinka made it 2-0 in injury-time.
Staines Town moved above Burgess Hill Town after beating the Hillians 2-0 at Leylands Park.
The crowd of 337 had to wait until the 66th minute for the opening goal to arrive through Luke Wanadio but the second took only a further three minutes to come, courtesy of Jack Hutchinson.
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