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3 – Partick Thistle defeated Ross County 3-1 on the Wyre Stadium at Firhill to shut the hole on the prime of the William Hill Championship to only three factors. Goals from Alex Samuel, Robbie Crawford and Ben McPherson helped Mark Wilson’s aspect come from behind to safe a vital victory. The Jags are unbeaten in 9 league matches (W5 D4), with their final defeat coming in opposition to the Staggies again in January. This is the third time this season that Thistle have overwhelmed County by this precise 3-1 scoreline – additionally they did so in Dingwall in the Premier Sports Cup again in July and once more in the league in August.
2 – Raith Rovers stored alive their hopes of a William Hill Championship top-four end with a 3-0 victory over Ayr United at Stark’s Park. A double from Innes Cameron and a 3rd from Richard Chin helped Dougie Imrie’s aspect climb to fifth in the desk, 4 factors behind Dunfermline, although the Pars have two video games in hand. Raith have misplaced simply one in all their final eight dwelling matches in opposition to Ayr – that got here in the primary assembly this season, again in October. Saturday’s success was Rovers’ largest win over the Honest Men in virtually 20 years, since they gained by the identical 3-0 scoreline at Somerset Park in December 2007, with Marvin Andrews, Mark Campbell and Robert Sloan on the scoresheet.
1 – Kelty Hearts boosted their William Hill League 1 survival probabilities with a 2-1 win over Hamilton Academical at Broadwood. Arran Pettifer and Ross Cunningham have been on track as Tam O’Ware’s aspect closed the hole on their opponents on the foot of the desk to only three factors, and in addition moved to inside six of Cove Rangers in eighth. The Maroon Machine recorded their first league win of 2026, nevertheless that they had drawn six of their earlier eight in the league heading into Saturday’s match. This was Kelty’s first ever league win over Accies – in seven earlier conferences that they had drawn two and misplaced 5, though they did beat them in the Scottish Cup in November 2023.
4 – Peterhead defeated Alloa Athletic 2-1 on the Indodrill Stadium to maintain their promotion hopes alive in William Hill League 1. A Kieran Shanks double was sufficient for the Blue Toon to maneuver to inside three factors of fourth-placed Queen of the South, with Alloa simply 5 factors forward in third. Shanks is now the joint-top scorer in the division with 17 league targets, together with 10 in his final 12 matches. The Blue Toon had beforehand misplaced on every of their final 4 visits to Alloa, with their final victory coming again in October 2021.
9 – Elgin City beat Clyde 2-0 at Borough Briggs to climb again into the highest 4 of William Hill League 2. Goals from Kane Hester and Kyle Girvan have been sufficient for Allan Hale’s aspect to maneuver three factors away from fifth-placed Stranraer, and simply two behind Clyde in third spot. The Black and Whites are actually unbeaten in their final 9 conferences with the Bully Wee – they’ve three wins and 6 attracts since their final defeat again in May 2024. Elgin have gained every of their final three video games with out conceding a single aim – the final time that they had three wins and three clear sheets in a row was again in August 2016.
