Polecats squeaked out a victory over Upstarts on Saturday, scoring with just eight minutes remaining and securing their spot at the top of the men?s league.

Polecats opened up the match midway through the first half with Nigel Deane successfully hammering home a penalty corner.

Upstarts were not about to let the game get away from them that easily, however, and Donnie Moniz soon put them on the board with an open play strike.

Three minutes later, captain Gary Tavares netted again for Upstarts on a short corner routine, allowing them to go into the break with a one-goal advantage.

The teams continued to play at an even pace in the second half with neither side breaking away until Lloyd Hopkins finally found the back of the net on a short corner in the 59th minute.

Steve Simmons then converted an open play goal minutes later to put the match away, 3-2.

In other men?s play, Panthers held on for a 3-2 win over Rebels thanks to a hat-trick from Dave Horan.

Horan grabbed an early goal for Panthers and followed up with his second nine minutes later.

Rebels found a reply from a short corner which was successfully put away by Andrew Travis to close the first half just one goal in arrears.

But Horan had more fire on his stick, and soon nabbed his third goal from a short corner.

Panthers created 11 short corner opportunities in this Saturday match, finding success on three.

Darren Lednor kept Rebels in the match with his successful short corner conversion in the 63rd minute. But they were unable to find an equaliser.

In women?s A division action, Canaries showed they can still mix it up by holding league-leading Swallows to a 2-2 draw.

Lucy Daynes and Joann Wilson were the goalscorers for Swallows while Lisa DeSilva and Mary-ellen Jackson answered for Canaries.

Swallows hold down top spot with 11 points, while Ravens and Canaries trail with eight each.

Wildcats A picked up their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Swifts.

The first half was scoreless but Edna-Mae Tuzo found the winning goal for Wildcats in open play midway through the second half.

Swifts B had more success against the Wildcats, though, as they stormed to 5-1 win.

Wildcats? Alecia Holder was the first to score but soon Swifts ran away with the match with goals from Angela Dunstan, Kaitlyn Miller, Jasmine Patterson, Keishae Robinson and Amy Fox.

In other B play, Swallows nabbed a 1-0 win over Canaries with Joanne Kingsbury scoring the lone goal and Bluebirds and Cardinals battled to a 0-0 draw.

While the women?s teams will continue to play this weekend, the men?s league will now break until January 21.