Ethiopian Insurance enhanced their championship credentials with a 2-1 win over Ethio Electric on Wednesday with Mekelakeya pipping Dire Dawa City also 2-1 in the day's other fixture.
Habib Kemal put Ethiopian Insurance into an 11th-minute lead
Biruk Mulugeta added a second goal in the 20th minute to give them an early cushion.
Ethio Electric pulled one back at the death through Abdul Rahman Mubarek
The result takes Ethiopian Insurance to 41points and now three points behind Bahir Dar on 44 and seven points behind leaders St George on 48.
Mekelakeya returned to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Dire Dawa City.
Kenean Markneh was expected to be out for a few weeks after his head collision with his teammate last week, but he not only returned to action but got on the scoresheet to give them a 13th-minute lead for 1-0.
Mekelakeya were 2-0 up on 26 minutes through Esrael Eshetu, an advantage they took into the halftime break.
Dire Dawa managed to claw back one goal on 90+5 minutes through Muhedin Musa to bring the scores down to 2-1 in Mekelakeya's favour but it was too little too late.
Mekelakeya climb up to 10th on the log on 29 points, some positive movement, and some joy with the goals from some of their high-profile signings.