A CRUCIAL win over lowly Lichfield kept Redditch heads clear of the Birmingham Two West relegation scrap.
The Bromsgrove Road cricketers picked up 20 points after a comprehensive eight wicket win to reclaim a mid-table berth.
In terms of position the newly-promoted side sit a respectable seventh but with league bosses considering culling up to four sides, Guy Muspratt's team are only 15 points clear of the trapdoor with five matches to go.
Results elsewhere at the weekend were a mixed bag for last season's Worcestershire League champions.
Penkridge beat fellow strugglers Ombersley to stay eight points behind Redditch in eighth and fourth from bottom St Georges pocketed 12 points in a surprising winning draw against third placed Penn.
Bottom club Hagley worsened their plight with a loss to Shifnal.
Muspratt's task does not get any easier as he prepares to welcome second placed Pelsall on Saturday (12.30pm start).
A welcome win could see Redditch climb to sixth but defeat could see the Bromsgrove Road side drop into the relegation zone.
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