A BRACE for player/manager Alan Griffin helped to maintain Malmesbury Vics’ 100 per cent record in the Wiltshire League.

Having put 10 past Vale of Pewsey without reply on Saturday, Tuesday’s clash with Wilts Calne Town was a much closer contest as the home side picked up a 3-2 win.

Despite a sloppy performance from Griffin’s side it was the Flying Monk chief who opened the scoring with a 25-yard free-kick.

The visitors pulled things back level before half-time, but Griffin restored the hosts lead 10 minutes into the second half.

Town fought back for a second time and it looked enough to earn a point, but Ed Wilkins secured Malmesbury’s fourth win in a row with five minutes to go.

Trowbridge Town are keeping the pressure on the league leaders as they secured a more convincing 8-1 win over the same outfit on Saturday.

A Nick Ridout hat-trick, a brace from Phil Baker and strikes from Matt Sharp, Ryan Nicholls and Dan Fowler completed the rout.

Meanwhile, Trowbridge Wanderers have put last week’s defeat to their close rivals behind them having secured a 7-3 victory at home to Wroughton on Saturday, which they followed up with a 4-1 win over Corsham Town on Tuesday night.

Having drawn their opening two games of the season, Ludgershall Sports have kicked their season into gear with a 10-1 win over Andover New Street on Saturday, followed by a 5-0 success away to Devizes Town.

Melksham Town Reserves remain the only other side in the league with a perfect record having beat Royal Wotton Bassett Town Reserves by a goal to nil on Saturday.

Sarum Youth secured their first points of the new season, having completed a 5-1 victory over bottom-of-the-league Andover New Street.

Bassett also secured their first win of the campaign on Tuesday night as they came out 3-1 victors at home to Chippenham Park development, while Wroughton and Marlborough Town shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.