Harpenden Town are moving closer to their goal of the title and promotion following victory over one of their challengers.
They won 4-1 at home to Histon to stay seven points clear at the top of the Eastern Region Women's League Division One North.
With five games remaining, they face second-placed AFC Dunstable away next while their latest opponents are down in fourth and 10 points behind, although still have two games in hand.
The opening goal arrived on 11 minutes. Belle Shannon threaded the ball through for Sophia Amanor to run onto and drill it low past Histon keeper Sophie Shults.
The lead was doubled seven minutes later, Amanor again on target as she lifted a Rebecca McShane pass over Shults at the near post.
Histon tried to hit back quickly but Sophie Harris pulled off a good save to deny Evie Nicholls but Harpenden had a third on 31 minutes.
Leah Shellard played the ball out wide to Jaime Curtain and her lofted shot from just inside the left-hand side of the box floated over Shults.
The second period began with Curtain, Chloe Dinsey and McShane all going close but Histon gave themselves hope halfway through the half, Rachel Pearce scoring from close range.
The goal only succeeded in sparking Harpenden back to life though and Amanor had two great chances to put the game to bed.
She sent her first effort just wide when she only had Shults to beat and the keeper then pushed the next one away.
But the fourth finally arrived in the 89th minute. Jessica Curtis won the ball and quickly found Curtain who ran in unmarked and thumped a shot beyond Shults.
Colney Heath got back on the winning trail with a 4-2 success at home to Frontiers in Division One South, leaving them still three points behind leaders Southend United but having played a game more.
Up in the Premier Division, St Albans City were beaten 1-0 at Wroxham, dropping them down to sixth and under their Norfolk opponents.
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