Sophia Dunkley scored an unbeaten 101 in a losing cause as the South East Stars were beaten by Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy holders Northern Diamonds.
Dunkley hit a six and seven four as the Stars rallied from 55-5 at Scarborough to reach 223 all.
But Diamonds hit a revised target of 173-7 to win by three wickets.
Eve Jones made it 73 as Central Sparks beat 2020-21 winners Southern Vipers by six wickets, but the other two games went scoreless.
the fire remain top of the table, four points clear of the South East Stars, despite abandoning their game at Leicester.
They lost the first two games with just six runs on the board, but Nadine de Klerk had the better score with 43 as they went 209-9 in their 50 overs.
Western Storm had just five overs in their chase, 23-0, when the weather ended the game.
In Scarborough, Jessica Woolston produced an inspired new ball spell for Northern Diamonds, dropping the first five Stars wickets and returning numbers of 5-37.
His fifth victim was Paige Scholfield, who has already made two hundred in the competition this season but was caught and played for a second-ball duck.
However, England slugger Dunkley took advantage of being dropped by Lizzie Scott, reaching his century from 100 balls with a single from Abi Glen before running out of partners in the 45th.
Lauren Winfield-Hill and Sterre Kalis kicked off the Diamonds’ cue with an 85 position before the former played against Ryana MacDonald-Gay at 45.
Bess Heath hit 33 of 22 and Kalis stayed until the end after a rain break, making 66 unstretched as they hit their DLS target to move up to third place, with three wins from five games .
They got past the Southern Vipers, who were eliminated for 180 at Hove despite flyhalf Ella McCaughan’s 59 as Erin Burns claimed 5-36.
Central sparks were given a flying start by fly-half Eva Jones and Abbey Freeborn before Jones and his English wicketkeeper namesake Amy went 85 from 15 overs for the second wicket.
Amy Jones was beaten by Linsey Smith for 45 and Eva was caught and beaten by Georgia Elwiss (2-27), but by then only 12 more were needed and Burns (21 not out) finished the game in hitting Georgia Adams midway for the winning boundary.
Only 15 overs were possible at Sale CC, where the bottom of the table Thunder reached 60-2 before rain prevented any further play against the Sunrisers.
Eva Gray brought down both wickets and flyhalf Emma Lamb was under 38 when the players were forced off the field.
