North Devon's six-wicket defeat by Devon League leaders Sidmouth has dropped them into the bottom half of the table.
North Devon were all out for 66 in the 30th over with only two batters – Barney Huxtable and Max Curtis – reaching double figures.
Aussie Dan Babula cut down the prime of North Devon batting on his way to 5-23 and there were two wickets for Will Murray as part of the mopping-up exercise.
North Devon were 55 for two in the 20th over, which demonstrates the extent of their collapse.
Tom Allin (3-20) made life uncomfortable at times for the Sidmouth batters, but Anthony Griffiths (28 not out) and Matt Cooke (20 not out) got them there after a scare or two.
“The last two weeks have been pretty dispiriting for us, losing heavily to Sidmouth and Exmouth one after the other," said skipper Matt Westaway.
“We have seen the level we need to aspire to if we want to achieve anything and the aim for the rest of the season is to consolidate and work on improvements that will make us stronger over the next few seasons.”
Plymouth slipped up against Exmouth who raced to a seven-wicket win chasing a rain-reduced target at Mount Wise.
Plymouth got to bat all their overs and were 170 for nine when time ran out – skipper Matt Hooper top scoring on 35.
Plymouth’s batting was in all sorts of disarray after an early pummeling from Ollie Dawe (3-28) and Trevor Anning, which left them an unimpressive 21 for four in the 12th over.
Steve Luffman (24) and Joe Hagan-Burt (21) stopped the rot with a stand of 38. Hagan-Burt and Hooper added 43 them Rob Bennett (22) and Hooper rattled ip another 44.
A rain break meant Exmouth were only going to get 33 overs in reply and their target was reduced to 113 to win.
With the threat of more rain around and worries over getting enough cricket in for the result to stand, Exmouth raced to victory inside 18 overs.
Devon’s Sandy Allen went cheaply – he was in and out for nine – but Richard Baggs (38) and Bob Dawson (18) made a 66-run dent in the deficit.
Spinner John Kerridge (2-24) picked off Dawson then Baggs, but Exmouth cruised home with Seb Benton and David Lye at the wheel.
Exmouth are winning again after a mini-blip which saw them lose three in a row and drop down from second to fourth.
Plymouth have now lost three of their last four and have dropped from second to fifth, where they trail leaders Sidmouth by 62 points.
Cornwood’s game against Exeter failed to go distance as rain stopped play after 12 overs at Oak Park after Exeter reached 36 for one. The matches between heathcote and Sandford and Bovey Tracey and Torqay were also affected by rain.