Jean-Michel Sigere scored four times as Lewes held on to top spot with an impressive 5-1 win away to high-flying Sutton United.
The Rooks went ahead after only 50 seconds when top scorer Sigere latched on to a huge goal kick and slotted the ball past onrushing keeper Bill Wilson.
It was 2-0 after seven minutes when the same player charged down a clearance before smashing the ball into the roof of the net from an acute angle.
The Frenchman completed his hat-trick with just 17 minutes on the clock, sliding in at the far post to convert an excellent Kirk Watts cross.
Paul Kennett added a fourth before the interval after defender Steve Robinson's initial effort had hit a post and Sigere made it 5-0 early in the second half with a sublime flick after Wilson could only parry a Dean Brennan pile-driver from the edge of the area.
Lewis Gonsalves scrambled home a consolation goal for the home side with three minutes remaining.
Eastbourne Borough suffered a hangover from their FA Cup exploits after a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to bottom club Carshalton Athletic.
Saturday's superb draw against League Two club Oxford United seemed a distant memory as Garry Wilson's men spurned the chance to get their league campaign back on track.
One of Saturday's heroes, goalkeeper Lee Hook, nearly became a villain after five minutes when he passed the ball straight to Luke Fontana but the former Borough striker wasted the opportunity.
Yemi Odubade, back in the side for the injured Dan Marney, opened the scoring on 38 minutes when referee Mike McCoy judged his effort to have crossed the visitors' goal line.
Carshalton equalised on 62 minutes when Fontana rounded Hook from a Richard Hodgson through ball and sidefooted into an empty net.
Ben Watson scored four times and Luke Nightingale chipped in with a hat-trick as Bognor won 8-1 against nine-man Maidenhead.
Nightingale opened the scoring on 20 minutes when he headed home a corner from the returning Richard Hudson and Hudson added the second himself seven minutes later.
Further goals from Nightingale and Watson made it 4-0 at the interval, then Watson added his second on 57 minutes.
Stephen Hughes reduced the deficit with a header before Brendan Gallen became the first of the two dismissals when he handled a Watson effort at the near post.
Nightingale converted the resultant penalty to complete his hat-trick, then Watson scored twice more.
Dominic White was sent off for the visitors in stoppage time for a pointless tackle on Watson, who was clean through.
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