JAKARTA (Interstat) — Warrington Rylands defeated visiting Curzon Ashton 5-1 on Tuesday at The Hive Arena, powered by Ben Hardcastle’s two goals. Hardcastle opened the scoring in the 17th minute and added another in the 56th. George Waring made it 2-0 in the 40th, and the home side led 2-0 at halftime. Callum Costello struck in the 70th, and Stan Holder completed the home side’s scoring in the 90th. Alex Curran scored Curzon Ashton’s lone goal. Hardcastle was Warrington Rylands’ top performer and had also scored in a 3-3 draw at Leek earlier this month. Curzon Ashton’s record in this competition is now 2-1, while Warrington Rylands improved to 3-1-1. Across all competitions, Curzon Ashton is 3-1 and Warrington Rylands is 4-1-1. Curzon Ashton will next visit Whitby in NPL Premier Division play. Warrington Rylands’ victory followed a 3-0 loss at Cleethorpes and a 3-3 draw at Leek.