![Albury Thunder's Keanau Wighton scored 14 points from a try and five goals in the 30-18 win over Junee. Picture by Mark Jesser Albury Thunder's Keanau Wighton scored 14 points from a try and five goals in the 30-18 win over Junee. Picture by Mark Jesser](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/andrew.moir/71332cc6-066e-4aad-9796-1471c56c133c.jpg/r0_0_4618_3559_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Albury Thunder grabbed its first win in five weeks to remain within striking distance of Group Nine rugby league's top five.
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The visitors toppled an understrength Junee 30-18 on Sunday.
The Thunder scored five tries through Jade Duroux, Lachy Munro, Sabastian Nelson, Kieren Ford and Keanau Wighton, with the latter also landing five goals for a 14-point haul.
It was the Border club's first win since toppling Southcity by 16 points on April 20.
The Thunder followed that a fortnight later with an outstanding 22-all draw against top three contenders Wagga Kangaroos.
The Thunder now has two wins, three losses and a draw, heading into round eight.
Albury has a strong chance to snare a second successive win when it hosts Tumut on Sunday, June 2.
The Blues sit a win behind the home side.
The ladder, after round seven, is: Young (13 points), Temora (12), Gundagai (10), Kangaroos (9), Southcity (9); Thunder (7), Tumut (4), Wagga Brothers (4), Junee (2).