South Hobart added some daylight to their NPL Tasmania leadership with a 2-1 win at second-placed Launceston City.
Separated by just a point with both having won seven of their nine games, the league pace-setters produced a fittingly-tight contest at Prospect Park.
Second-half goals from Alex Walter and Kobe Kemp were enough to extend the Lakoseljac Cup winners’ unbeaten campaign as City replied through Riley Fellows’ header.
There was more good news for South as the third-versus-fourth clash between Glenorchy and Devonport finished in a 1-1 draw.
Dylan D’Agostino put Strikers ahead on the stroke of half-time but captain Riley Dillon’s header rescued a point for the reigning champions.
A 10-minute hat-trick from Rowan Pitt earned Kingborough the points in a 3-1 win at Riverside.
Trailing to Fahim Moradi’s first-minute header, Lions hit back soon after the break with Pitt’s treble including two excellent headers.
The visitors also struck the Windsor Park woodwork three times while Olympic finished with 10 men after Gedi Krusa collected two cards in as many minutes.
Clarence picked up their first points of the season in the battle of the bottom two at Launceston United.
With just two goals to their name from nine matches, Zebras found the net with ease in a morale-boosting 5-2 win.
Sam Tooze, Esteban Miranda, Harrison Cox and James Ackerley all struck in the first half and Nicholas Westenberg sealed the win late on after Joel Digney and Charles Reynolds had netted for the hosts.
A week after retaining the Statewide Cup, the Devonport juggernaut rumbled on with a ninth straight win in the Women’s Super League, beating fifth-placed Glenorchy 6-1.
Japanese import Asuka Doi continued her record of scoring in every match since the opening day of the season with a hat-trick to take her season's tally to 21.
Annalee Bidwell bagged a brace and Mia Smith the other while Bronte Gadon found the target for Knights.
Second-placed South Hobart kept up the chase with a ruthless 7-0 win at bottom side Taroona.
Goal machines Jaz White and Laura Davis both recorded hat-tricks with Caitlin Stalker completing the rout.
Captain Hannah Walsh struck twice, one from the penalty spot, after Minhee Kim opened the scoring as Kingborough won 3-0 at Riverside to complete a clean sweep for away sides in the WSL.
Launceston United had the bye.