Shoreham aim for runners-up spot
Unfortunately for Shoreham, though, it is just the champions who get promoted and Worthing 3rd are eight points ahead of them at the top.
Club captain Ben Geralds said: "We now have two crucial games against Horsham 2nd coming up, which will go a long way to determining who will finish second. The squad is fully-focused on this goal."
Shoreham are at Horsham on Saturday with a 1pm kick-off.
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Hide AdOn Saturday, after a poor start, Shoreham ended up comfortable winners over Haywards Heath 4th.
Heath took the lead with an early touch-down but Shoreham soon levelled through Gareth Bowen-Perkins. With half-time approaching, Shoreham went ahead. Russell Brown kicked a penalty before great work by Gav Cox allowed Gareth Horton to score.
Horton got his second in the second half after Geralds' ferocious drive, before Trevor Leeding also got on the scoresheet.
Heath added a consolation try in the closing stages.
Horton was named Shoreham's man of the match, while Kevin Hodges and Leeding also impressed.
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Hide AdSHOREHAM: Trimm, G.Bowen-Perkins, Cox, Lyons, Garner; Brown, Aspinall; Reynolds, Byrne, Geralds, Leeding, Ramsden, Horton, Hodges, Witcomb. Subs: Chapman, Moriarty.
Points '” tries: G.Bowen-Perkins, Horton 2, Leeding. Cons: Brown 3. Pens: Brown 1.