Hastings United eased their relegation worries with a stunning 6-1 win at home to Folkestone Invicta.

Two goals from Sam Adams, one from Russell Eldridge and an incredible seven-minute hat-trick by substitute Frankie Sawyer brushed aside their fellow strugglers.

Adams opened the scoring midway through the first half after being set up by strike partner Ade Olorunda.

That is how it stayed until 12 minutes from time when Adams netted his second from a cross by Steve Elliott who had looked suspiciously offside in the build up.

Eldridge then twisted and turned in the box before bagging the third and Sawyer got in on the act by tapping home from close range.

Folkestone grabbed a consolation through James Everitt only for Sawyer to help himself to a couple more goals in the dying seconds to complete a quickfire treble.

Horsham's play-off hopes were dented as they lost 3-0 to Tonbridge Angels at Atspeed Stadium.

The visitors took a deserved lead in the 36th minute when Fraser Logan sidestepped Andy Howard firing past Paul Seuke from just inside the area.

Seuke produced a superb save to keep out a header from Tonbridge skipper John Beales early in the second half before Horsham created their best opening of the match when Lewis Taylor fired into the side-netting Moments later Akwashi Edusei outpaced Eddie French to fire past Seuke for 2-1.

Having made all of their substitutions, the Hornets went down to ten men when Lee Carney limped off and Tommy Tyne waltzed through the home defence to score a third on 87 minutes.

Horsham's bad day was compounded when Taylor was sent off for a second bookable offence.