City of Oxford suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Amersham & Chalfont in Division 1 of the South League. City found themselves 2-0 down after conceding goals from penalty corners.
Simon Toms pulled a goal back for City, but Amersham made it 3-1 from a quick break.
Andy Small gave City a chance by striking home a short corner with five minutes left, but the visitors held on for victory.
Rover Oxford recorded a 5-3 win at Sunbury in the Regional Division.
They found themselves 4-0 ahead after just 20 minutes, thanks to strikes from Andrew Chadwick, Dan Smyth, Ed Miles and Dan Pilbeam.
Sunbury reduced the deficit to 4-2, but Smyth made sure of victory with his second.
Rover Oxford maintained their unbeaten record in Division 1 of the Women's South League with a 1-0 win over Southgate.
The only goal came from their first penalty corner, converted by Rebecca Demczak.
Oxford Hawks climbed to third after seeing off Reading 1A 4-2 thanks to goals from Alex Baird (2), Emma Batten and Hannah Williamson.
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