HEREFORD and Leominster had contrasting results in their last games of the GoCrea8 Hockey League before the festive break.
Hereford went down 4-2 to Firebrands 2nd, while Leominster thrashed bottom club Lydney 5-1.
Leominster sit in ninth place in the Conference North division, two places above Hereford.
In The Marches 2, Hereford 2nd beat Abergavenny 2-0.
Ross-on-Wye's last game of the year in De Cymru & The Marches 2 was a 3-1 defeat to Cardiff & Metropolitan 5th.
The seconds also lost, going down 9-1 to Winchcombe in The Marches 2.
Presteigne Ladies, meanwhile, beat Kington 4-0 in the Sunday Marches League.
Meg Cosgrove, Lesley Phillips, Tina Sparey and Bethan Watson scored Presteigne's goals.
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