Helston gave their Bond Timber Cornwall Cricket League Premier Division survival hopes a timely boost on Saturday with a decisive home victory over St Just, having lost the previous three games and six of the last seven.
With four games to play, they have a cushion of 25 points above bottom club Grampound Road.
After the early loss of Karl Leathley, Jayden Mitchell made a quickfire 34 off 25 balls, but his departure, lbw to Ellis May, and Steve Jenkin saw the home side stutter to 45-3.
Billy Taylor (48) and Dan Jenkin (35) combined, but it was the last-wicket pair who added the icing to the cake.
Sunny Osmont (45) and Ryan Tonkin (13no) added 64 for the tenth wicket to post 213.
Mitchell made three early strikes to see the back of Scott Harvey, Ellis and Gareth May.
Spinner Bryn Evans then came to the party to take 5-15 from nine overs, and at 110 all out that was that.
Camborne won a tense home game over Werrington at Warrior Park.
With three wins in five, they are 36 points clear of the danger zone in sixth spot in their return to the top flight.
Having elected to bowl, the early stages could hardly have gone better for the home side with the in-form Werrington top order all back in the pavilion at 48-5.
Adam Hodgson (29) and Billy Uglow added 74 for the sixth wicket to post 152; Alfie MacDonald took three late wickets after Dan Stephens took 3-31.
Matt Hewitt (26) and Josh Fontana (42) put on 51 for the first wicket before Alfie MacDonald (35) got it to 122-4.
Jacob MacDonald (14) held his nerve at the end to secure a two-wicket win with three overs to spare.
Redruth lost at title-chasing Penzance by six wickets.
Toby Stoddard (34) and Toby Whiteford (28) put on 52 for the Reds' first wicket.