Nantwich Town were beaten 3-5 at home by Vauxhall in a goal-fest encounter at the Swansway Stadium.
The damage for the Dabbers was done in the first half when they trailed 1-4 at the break.
And despite a second half comeback, they were beaten and end the weekend in the bottom half of Northern Premier League West.
The scoring began as early as the fifth minute when Alex Panter was free to bundle in at the near post after a fine Byron Moore cross from the left.
But just three minutes later the visitors were level when Harwood looped a header over Ben Garratt with their first attempt on target.
Both sides had chances in a crazy open start to the match, and Vauxhall took the lead on 15 minutes when Harwood sneaked in behind on the right and finished low passed Garratt.
George Cooper forced a fine save from the visiting keeper with a stinging free-kick.
Vauxhall then bagged a third with another ruthless finish as Rushton rounded Garratt after Harwood had danced through the midfield.
Both teams threw caution to the wind and had further chances, but the visitors killed the game three minutes into first-half injury time.
Nantwich failed to clear a corner and Rutherford was left free to head into an empty net and make it 1-4 at the break.
Panter gave the hosts hope on 52 minutes when he fired home his second of the game.
And 12 minutes later Panter almost grabbed his hat-trick when he latched on to a Roxburgh cross but could only head over the bar.
Byron Moore did then reduce the arrears making 3-4 on 67 minutes as the home crowd suddenly found renewed vigour.
And the visitors were now rocking as Nantwich exerted more pressure, Panter again going close with a dinked effort over Trueman which as cleared.
But the momentum was popped on 71 minutes when Vauxhall broke clear and Rushton finished coolly past Garratt to make it 3-5.
Callum Saunders then hit the post with an acrobatic overhead kick and Langley had a shot in the box blocked by a last ditch tackle.
(pics by Jonathan White)
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