Withycombe host Falmouth as the team to beat on Saturday after maintaining their 100 per cent start to the season.
They may have gone into the game with Pirates Amateurs on Saturday top of the table, but the Cornish side were only a point behind having also won all seven games so far this season.
The match was a real ding-dong affair that tested the Withycombe defence to the full.
Withies also played half the match a man short due to four sin-binnings but still won 15-10.
"We knew if we could go there and win we would make a statement to ourselves and the rest of the division," said Withies director of rugby Nigel Symons.
"Pirates are a tough side, but we deserved to win. Defensively we had to be solid and there was a lot of scrambling around to do when we were short.
"Now it is up to us to keep winning to stay ahead of Pirates and the likes of Crediton and Saltash."
Honiton make the short trip to old rivals Crediton on the back of a 15-10 win over Bude.
The Lacemen made an unpromising start by going 10-0 down and had to claw their way back into the game.
Ben Webber converted his own try for a 10-7 deficit at the break, then added a penalty on the hour to level the scores.
The winning try was scored by player-coach Jason Hannay from a stolen line-out.
Crediton kept the pressure on the top three by winning 37-13 at Hayle.
Mark Lee converted a Chris Simpson try and two penalties to put Crediton 13-3.
The lead was extended in the second half by tries from Gavin Best and Mike Pearce, and Rob Milton had the final word with a try in the corner.
Looking at the table, Crediton go into the game against Honiton as favourites.
But coaching co-ordinator was quick to warn against complacency.
"We are playing some good rugby now and while we can feel confident, we mustn't be over-confident," he said.
"Last year we were fortunate to win one of our games against Honiton, so we can't afford to be complacent. It is up to us to keep playing our best rugby in the right parts of the pitch if we are going to keep winning."
Blatchford missed the trip to Hayle last Saturday, preferring to stay at home with the second XV. They beat Tiverton 27-10, and Blatchford noted a few names for future reference.
"There are several lads in the second XV who could do a job for us in the first team if we need them, which is a good indication of the overall strength of the club," said Blatchford.
Things can only get better for Exeter Saracens when they entertain Hayle on Saturday.
Sarries slipped to fourth-from-bottom after a 17-12 defeat at Falmouth last time out.
It was their fourth loss in a row, and leaves them winless since beating Bodmin 36-35 on September 27.
Saracens played a man short for an hour after prop Rob Siddons was shown a red card for foul play at a ruck.
Despite their numerical disadvantage, Saracens led 12-9 until the last few minutes when Falmouth edged ahead.
The two Toms – Rushton and Arthur – scored a try each for Sarries, with Rushton kicking a conversion as well.
