Isthmian League round-up: Jez Pinder’s hat-trick leads Dartford to 7-0 Premier Division victory over Hashtag United

Jez Pinder scored a first-half hat-trick as Dartford put seven past Hashtag United in the Isthmian Premier.

The youngster gave Darts a 2-0 lead inside half an hour and completed his treble after Dan Smith and an Olly Box penalty had extended the advantage.

Darts eased off in the second half against a Hashtag side who this week requested voluntary relegation but completed a 7-0 victory through Michael Olarewaju and Denzelle Olopade.

Ady Pennock’s men are four points outside the play-offs in sixth.

Welling United are out of the bottom four for the first time in months after a 1-1 draw at Wingate & Finchley.

They’ve moved above Hashtag on goal difference after Troy Howard’s 88th-minute equaliser cancelled out an early goal from Loic Hernandez.

Folkestone edged closer to the title after fighting back from 3-1 down to draw with Carshalton. Read the match report here.

Chatham, in third, shared a goalless draw at play-off rivals Brentwood, while Mix Fiddes scored an injury-time winner for Cray Wanderers in a 3-2 victory at second-placed Aveley.

Ex-Gills striker Liam Nash’s late double looked set to deny the Wands, who’d led 2-0 through Lateef Adaja and Remi Sutton, but Fiddes had the final say.

Alfie Paxman and skipper TJ Jadama were the scorers as Ramsgate came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Chichester.

Cray Valley boosted their survival hopes with goals from Fumnaya Shomotun and Makise Evans in a 2-0 win over 10-man St Albans.

Ashford United pulled off the result of the day in Isthmian South East, winning 1-0 at title-chasing AFC Croydon.

The Rams, managed by ex-Ashford boss Danny Kedwell, had won seven games on the spin, but Kareem Isaka’s 16th-minute goal halted their run.

Sittingbourne lost 4-1 at home to AFC Whyteleafe in