Kettering run in 13 tries as hapless Nuneaton are swept aside at Waverley Road
Kettering went on a try rampage as they hammered Nuneaton 87-17 to stay in touch at the top of the Regional Two Midlands East table.
It was a third win in four matches for Kettering, and they sit fourth in the table, five points adrift of top two Olney and Shelford.
The defeat was Nuneaton's fourth on the spin, and they have now conceded 347 points already this season!
Kettering got off to a flying start as they went over for three tries in the opening eight minutes.
The first two came from Tom Owen, with Even Wyatt adding the third.
Kettering had to wait until the 25th minute to add a fourth try through Kian Horrigan, and they then added two more scores before half-time, with Tom Fry and Steve Dysel dotting down.
Seven more tries were scored in a one-sided second half to take the overall tally to 13.
They came from Jay Manson, Finley Hodgett (2). Oliver Northover (2), Tasker Stables and Wyatt, who added a second to his first half score.
Wyatt was also in decent form with the boot, converting 11 of the 13 tries, to end up with a personal points tally of 32 points.
Kettering travel to second-placed Shelford on Saturday.
Wellingborough are third in the Counties Midlands One East (South) table, after they enjoyed an emphatic 64-22 win over Market Bosworth.
The win sees unbeaten Borough sitting third in the table, four points behind top two Oundle IIs and Newbold on Avon.
Saturday sees a crunch clash for Borough as they go to Newbold, who have won four out of four so far.
Tries came from Matthew Chapman (2), Harry Bryan (2), George Mallard, Aaron Duke (2), Kyle Draper (2) and Joshua McAndrew, who also kicked seven conversions.
In the Counties Midlands Two East (South), Corby Stewarts & Lloyds are second in the table after they made it three wins out of four, seeing off Leicester Lions 52-19.
But it wasn't such a good day for Rushden & Higham as they were whitewashed at 100 per centers Stockwood Park, going down 53-0.