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Southern Districts Hawks are off to the South Australian State League finals for the first time in 12 years after taking care of Northern Districts Reds in the final round of the regular season on Saturday.

The Hawks prevailed 3-0 at Peregrine Park to take care of the job themselves and not have to rely on results elsewhere.

The race for the last remaining spot in the South Australian State League final series will down down to the final day of the regular-season after Tuesday night’s results failed to declare a winner.

But the race is down to two teams – East Torrens Redsox and Southern Districts Hawks – after Glenelg Tigers and Woodville Senators fell to defeat to crush their slim top-six hopes.

East Torrens Redsox have replaced Southern Districts Hawks in the South Australian top-six heading into the final two games of the regular-season.

The Redsox topped Port Adelaide Magpies 5-1 at Patterson Reserve to record a fourth win in their past five games and move into the last remaining finals spot.

East Torrens Redsox and Glenelg Tigers improved their chances of making the South Australian State League finals with vital wins on Tuesday night.

The Redsox drew level with sixth-ranked Southern Districts Hawks following a 10-0 win over Northern Districts Reds and the Tigers overcame Port Adelaide Magpies 8-2 at home.

Sturt Saints had the closest call out of the South Australian State League’s top-five teams on Saturday, needing a pair of eighth-inning runs to overcome Woodville Senators.

Tyler Chappell singled to drive in the go-ahead run and Sonny Beaumont added a second two-out run with an insurance-providing double as the Saints sealed a 4-2 win at Norman Reserve.

Southern Districts Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak and tightened their grip on sixth spot in the South Australian State League on Tuesday night.

The Hawks scored five early runs and went on to complete a 10-1 win over Adelaide Angels at Weigall Oval to keep the chasing pack at bay heading into the final five gamedays of the regular-season.

Only one top-six team collected a win in the South Australian State League on Saturday as the race for sixth spot heated up even further.

East Torrens Redsox, Glenelg Tigers, Port Adelaide Magpies and Woodville Senators all picked up victories over higher ranked opponents and two games went to extras to cap off a big week of action in the SASL.

East Torrens Redsox sit just a win-and-a-half back from sixth-placed Southern Districts Hawks following Thursday night’s South Australian State League action.

The Redsox took down fifth-ranked Kensington Cardinals 8-4 at Patterson Reserve and closed the gap on the finals-bound positions after the Hawks were blanked 2-0 by Glenelg Tigers at Christies Downs.

Woodville Senators gave their hopes of making the South Australian State League finals a huge boost over the weekend.

The Senators picked up an 8-5 win over East Torrens Redsox at Don Klaebe Reserve to close within three wins of sixth-ranked Southern Districts Hawks.

West Torrens Eagles surged home with seven unanswered runs to overrun Woodville Senators and snap a three-game South Australian State League losing streak on Tuesday night.

The Eagles trailed 6-1 after the first inning at Don Klaebe Reserve before chipping away at the deficit and taking the lead in the fourth on their way to an 8-6 win.