Abercrombie has kept itself within touching distance of top spot after claiming a big 5-0 win over Mudgee Wolves on Sunday.
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Played in wet conditions at Proctor Park, the Bathurst District Football men's premier league match was Abercrombie's fifth win of the season and keeps the side in third spot, behind Lithgow Workman's Club and Panorama Black in first and second respectively.
The defeat for Mudgee was its seventh defeat from eight matches, leaving last year's runners-up dangling in last spot with just the one point.
Around the grounds, Panorama Red claimed a win in a seven-goal thriller, with last year's grand final winners picking up a 5-2 win over arch rivals CSU.
CSU, who won the grand final in 2016 and 2017, are winless in 2019, with two draws and six defeats from eight games.
In women's premier league action, only two games were played, with CSU defeating Mudgee 2-0, while Eglinton claimed a hard fought 2-0 win over Millthorpe Tigers.
Macquarie United had the bye.
Panorama remain top of the competition by five points, however the have a game in hand over the second-place CSU side.
Eglinton are in third, while Macquarie round-off the final play-off spot in fourth.
Cowra Eagles linger in seventh - last spot - having not won a game from its nine matches in 2019.
Bathurst District Football senior grade results:
- MEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE: Abercrombie 5, Mudgee Wolves 0; Panorama Red 5, CSU 2
- MEN'S SECOND GRADE: Abercrombie 6, Bathurst '75 Panthers 2; Panorama White 2, Collegians 1; Abercrombie Gold 1, Lithgow Workmen's Club Red 0
- MEN'S THIRD GRADE: Lithgow Workmen's Club 4, Lithgow Thistle 1; Panorama 4, Mudgee Wolves 2; Macquarie United 4, CSU 0; Abercrombie 2, Lithgow City Rangers 1
- MEN'S FOURTH GRADE: Bathurst Athletic 1, CSU 0; Eglinton 6, Bathurst '75 Panthers 0; Macquarie United 6, Panorama 3
- MEN'S FIFTH GRADE: CSU 5, Bathurst City Red Tops 0; Panda 3, Eglinton 2; Macquarie United 7, Panorama 1
- WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE: CSU 4, Mudgee Wolves 2; Eglinton 2, Millthorpe Tigers 0
- WOMEN'S SECOND GRADE: Bathurst '75 Panthers, CSU 2; Kinross Wolaroi 2, Panorama 1
- WOMEN'S THIRD GRADE: CSU White 2, Panorama 0; Bathurst '75 Panthers 1, Collegians 0; Eglinton 1, Panda 1