Northampton were made to battle for their first success of the season as they defeated Brampton Heath 12-8 at home.
After losing to Kettering two days earlier, another defeat looked likely for Northampton as the visitors clinched the first couple of ties by two holes, before doubling their lead in game three.
The hosts didn’t panic however as Chris Flaherty and Lee Van Hoof (three holes), James Lott and Sturges (six holes) and Richard Lawrence and Adrian Nice (three holes) sealed the Northampton win.
Wellingborough came out on top in five of the six ties at Rushden as they bounced back from two defeats to Brampton Heath with their first win of the season by the scoreline 12-7.
In group B, Cherwell Edge made the most of local knowledge as they crushed Kingsthorpe 34-1 on their home track.
Despite a narrow away win in the opening tie, any hope of a Kingsthorpe victory quickly disappeared as the hosts took the next game by 10 holes and followed it up with four other big wins.
Kingsthorpe came into the game on the back of an excellent 5-5 draw at Daventry, when they won the final three matches to grab a share of the spoils.
In group C, Peterborough Milton proved far too strong for Priors Hall as the home side completed a 21-4 victory.
After the hosts took the opener by two holes, Adrian Mackenzie and Dave Wright (six holes) and Derek Mankelow and Leigh Wynne (six holes) gave Milton an even bigger advantage they never looked like relinquishing.
Reigning champions Hellidon Lakes extended their winning streak to 11 matches after a 10-6 victory at Cold Ashby in group D.
Despite an early two-hole success for Clive Jennings and Richard Barnes, the visitors trailed at the half way stage as Ashby took the next two games.
Mike Thomas and Michael Canning put Hellidon back in control with a six-hole win and although they lost the closing tie by three holes it was only after Gary Caunt and Simon Keyte came in with a two-hole win.
Staverton made it three wins in four outings this campaign with a 11-8 home victory over Farthingstone, who had comfortably beaten them just over a week earlier.
In a fluctuating match, the scores were level after five games before home duo Paul Johnson and Gary Dorney got the better of David Camps and Andrew Masters by three holes.