Joey Price scored a brilliant hat-trick to help Radnor Valley return to winning ways against Dolgellau Athletic at the weekend.
Price was the hero in a 3-0 victory for the Goats in the Lock Stock Ardal North East clash at The Bypass.
Radnor Valley were looking to respond after going down 4-0 to Llanfair United in their last outing that left the Radnorshire club hovering just above the relegation zone.
But it was the visitors who had the first opportunity in the second minute when the experienced Paul Lewis saw his 25-yard drive blocked as the two teams looked to find their feet.
The New Radnor men responded eight minutes later when Rees Morris' low 20-yard drive was gathered by Dolgellau Athletic keeper Tyler Andrews at the second attempt.
It was Radnor Valley who broke the deadlock after 15 minutes when Joey Price cut in from the left flank and drilled a low shot into the far corner of Andrews' net.
The Merionethshire outfit looked to respond three minutes later when David Edwards fired a 25-yard effort wide of Otto Jones' near post from out on the right flank.
The Wasps should have equalised when Jones' punch in 35th minute dropped to Gareth Hughes, but he was unable to keep his close-range effort under the crossbar.
The Goats responded within a minute when defender Matt Croose headed wide of the near post from a corner at the opposite end of the pitch.
Rees Morris' 41st minute effort from the edge of the penalty area was blocked before the same player fired over from the edge of the penalty area less than 60 seconds later after a corner for the hosts was only partially cleared by the Dolgellau Athletic defence.
Joey Price was unable to keep his 45th minute half-volley from the edge of the penalty area under the crossbar before the visitors had a great opportunity to equalise in stoppage time. Lewis headed a cross from out on the right flank back across goal but Ioan Roberts placed his effort wide of goal from only a few yards out.
The Goats management team would have been pleased by the way their charges responded to their previous result but were well aware that they needed to score a second goal due to the quality of the visiting Wasps, who could sting them going forward at any opportunity.
The visitors started the second-half on the front as Will Gruffydd delivered a teasing low cross from out on the left wing in the 47th minute but none of his team could apply the vital touch in front of goal.
Radnor Valley skipper Lewis Morris sliced a half volley wide of the target two minutes later from the edge of the penalty area before Ieuan Price headed wide of goal from a 52nd minute corner.
Charlie Beaumont fired over from the edge of the penalty area in the 54th minute after a cross from out on the right was only partially cleared.
The experienced Lewis headed wide of the target two minutes later following a free-kick played into the Goats' penalty area.
The New Radnor club had to wait until the 79th minute to double their lead when referee Nigel Mathias awarded a penalty for a foul on Matthews and Price duly converted the spot-kick.
The Goats talisman completed his personal treble in the fourth minute of stoppage time when Joey Price was picked out in space on the left before driving towards goal and beating Andrews at his near post to conclude a successful afternoon for the home team.