n Warrington Town res 4

n Middlewich Town 7

CALLUM Priestley's treble, inside nine first-half minutes, was a highlight for Middlewich Town during Saturday's Cheshire FA Amateur Cup thriller.

Their reward is a trip to Chester Nomads, from the West Cheshire League, next month.

The Witches led 4-2 by the break at the weekend, but Warrington refused to relent.

Indeed, the Yellows' second string went ahead inside five minutes.

Ed Marsh levelled shortly afterwards when Michael Evans crossed from the left, but Warrington scored again following a sweeping move from one side of the pitch to the other.

Priestley, with the help of a slight deflection, steered in his first to restore parity.

His first-time shot, after March had guided James Dean's centre into his path, put Middlewich ahead for the first time after half an hour.

And the ex-Lostock front man pounced to complete his hat-trick when the hosts' goalkeeper dropped a corner.

A fifth goal arrived shortly after the interval, this time Dean curling in after a dummy took him past the last defender.

Warrington rallied, making it 5-3, only for Evans' stunning strike to establish again a three-goal cushion for Town.

The home team bundled in a close-range goal to close the gap, only to concede again when Evans doubled his tally with another sweetly-struck effort.

Middlewich, after scoring 13 goals in their past two matches, attempt to avenge a heavy defeat at title favourites Wythenshawe when the rivals meet again at Seddon Street this weekend.