DROITWICH Spa thrashed rivals Pershore Town 4-1 to claim the Wychavon derby bragging rights.
Goals from Ben Tilbury, Perry Moss, James Lemon and substitute Josh Hurdman earned Spa a seventh straight home win in all competitions at the King George Playing Fields.
And the result means Droitwich sit second in the Hellenic League Premier Division table behind leaders Roman Glass St George on goal difference.
The game kicked-off following a Remembrance ceremony as both clubs observed a two-minute silence.
Spa broke the deadlock on 17 minutes when Jack Davies jinked his way into the box and drew a foul from a Pershore defender.
And Tilbury duly sent the Pershore goalkeeper the wrong way from the penalty spot as the Saltmen took an early lead.
The visitors spurned a golden chance to draw level soon after as Calum Harper failed to beat Spa goalkeeper Dom Rogerson in a one-on-one situation.
And Droitwich doubled their lead on 21 minutes when Moss saw his effort parried into the net by Pershore stopper Joe Cunneen.
However, Pershore halved the deficit just two minutes later as Reece Day calmly found the bottom corner from Nigel Hinkulow’s pass.
Hinkulow then suffered a serious injury on 34 minutes which saw the defender receive close to 50 minutes of treatment before he left the field on a stretcher.
After play resumed, Spa restored their two-goal cushion in first-half injury time as Lemon raced clear and finished past Cunneen following a flowing team move.
The Saltmen sealed the points on 74 minutes when Lemon’s clever dummy allowed Hurdman to turn home Haydn Morris’s low cross into the box.
Droitwich are next in action against Worcester Raiders in the Worcestershire Senior Cup on Tuesday, November 11 with kick-off at 7.45pm at the King George Playing Fields.
