FALCONS are in pole position in the final laps of the Stretton Leisure Indoor Bowling League.

They hold a one-point lead at the top - but only two points separate the first four teams.

And there are only two games to play.

Week 15 scores: Red Rose 11 Astley 11, Aardvarks 14 Leigh RBL 4, Leigh Bowling 8 Falcons 6, Stretfords 9 Lilford 4, Nomads 10 This Lot 5, Us Three 9 Gardeners 6, Eastleigh 9 BICC 4, Ladybirds 11 Butts Park 7, Benters 13 Paulettes 3.

League points: Falcons 24, Eastleigh 23, Leigh Bowling 23, Us Three 22, Ladybirds 20, This Lot 19, Stretfords 18, BICC 15, Aardvarks 14, Benters 14, Red Rose 14, Astley 13, Lilford 12, Gardeners 11, Butts Park 8, Nomads 7, Leigh RBL 7, Paulettes 6.

Team KO quarter-finals: Eastleigh 11 Aardvarks 6, Stretfords 14 Nomads 10, Falcons 6 Us Three 5, Lilford 8 This Lot 7.

Pairs KO, second round: Falcons A 11 Astley A 3, Gardeners B 10 Nomads A 4, BICC B 11 Aardvarks B 10, Us Three B 10 Lilford B 6, Leigh RBL 6 Leigh Bowling B 5, Benters A 8 Lilford A 2, This Lot 7 Stretfords A 6, Us Three A 9 Aardvarks A 3; Quarter-finals: Falcons A 9 Gardeners B 3, Us Three B 7 BICC B 6, Leigh RBL 10 Benters A 2, Us Three A 11 This Lot 6; Semi-finals: Us Three B 10 Falcons A 8, Leigh RBL 8 Us Three A 3.

The final will be played on March 31.

The final eight from a field of 44 in the Peter Miles Engineering Shield Individual Handicap: John Gibbard, Fred Beazant, Ronnie Vaughan, Marcia Mason, Harry Hayton, Harry Sanderson, Rod Gregory, Linda Fitzmaurice.

That final, too, will be played on March 31.

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