TWO Plus One were confirmed as champions of the Louth Indoor Bowls Club's Morning Triples league after two emphatic victories.

They hammered Mix and Match 27-8, scoring a 'seven' on one end and then clinched the title with a 27-8 win over Greenfingers.

Rivals DeeJays were still in the hunt after totally destroying Bramleys in an amazing 43-3 scoreline but had to settle for the runners-up spot following a surprising 19-11 defeat against Mix and Match, who fought back from 7-10 behind.

The battle is on for third place with two points separating three teams. Bujiars took that spot albeit on shots difference from Oaks who they beat 23-5.

Mudlarks are fifth having suffered a 18-12 defeat against Oaks although they did well in their second game to beat Numbskulls 17-14. The wooden spoon will go either to Greenfingers or Bramleys. Just one point separates them with both having two games to play.

With the Friday Evening Pairs title having already been decided, the focus was on the runners-up spot with the two contenders playing each other and having the same number of points.

It proved a worthy contest but with Wendy White and Jack Goy leading 12-11m their opponents Barrie Robinson and Charlie Briggs grabbed a 'two' to edge in front and finished with a 'five' and a 'four' to ease to a 22-12 victory. The victors now have a two-point advantage with one round of games remaining.

Title winner Barry Southwell took a night off but substitute John Darnborough wasn't able to continue the champions' winning ways as he and Dave Gladding were well beaten by Veronica Hillier and Margaret Pycroft.

Paul Dunham maintained fourth place, helped by stand-in partner Tony Willoughby, but had to survive a late fightback by their opponents before winning 16-15. They had led 15-7 but Paul Hillier and Derek Farrington won four of the last five ends to nearly pinch it.

Grabbing one shot on the final end enabled Jackie Brothwell and Sheila Mlls to hang on to fifth place in a tight game against Keith Castledine and Nancy Ness, which finished 11 each.

Bottom duo Pete Goy and Gill Chesman produced a good performance against Mick Espin and George Chesman and led 9-3 and 13-11 but ran out of steam to lose 19-13.