Jamie Cook continued his recent goalscoring form with a well taken hat-trick as Crawley eased past Rushden at the Broadfield Stadium.
Striker John Paul Pittman fired the home side ahead after just 10 minutes, finishing first time from a flick-on.
Cook then reacted quickest to make it 2-0 when Diamonds goalkeeper Paul Bastock spilled a cross from Mustapha Carayol.
Minutes later Cook headed in unchallenged to send Town in with a comfortable cushion at half-time.
Opposition manager Gary Hill made a triple substitution early in the second half in a bid to stem the tide, but a breakaway by Pittman played in Cook to skilfully round Bastock for a fourth.
Chris Hope grabbed a consolation with five minutes remaining.
Striker John Paul Pittman fired the home side ahead after just 10 minutes, finishing first time from a flick-on.
Cook then reacted quickest to make it 2-0 when Diamonds goalkeeper Paul Bastock spilled a cross from Mustapha Carayol.
Minutes later Cook headed in unchallenged to send Town in with a comfortable cushion at half-time.
Opposition manager Gary Hill made a triple substitution early in the second half in a bid to stem the tide, but a breakaway by Pittman played in Cook to skilfully round Bastock for a fourth.
Chris Hope grabbed a consolation with five minutes remaining.
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