Partick Thistle extend Championship lead with victory over Inverness
Oisin Smyth had scored two penalties late in the first half before Caley mounted a fightback in the closing stages.
Partick Thistle extended their lead at the top of the William Hill Championship after holding off a late fightback from Inverness to close out a 3-2 win at Firhill.
Oisin Smyth scored two penalties late in the first half, with Tony Watt then making it 3-0 just after the hour.
Inverness, though, fought back with goals in the last six minutes from Paul Allan and Roddy MacGregor, but Thistle held out.
Raith lost ground after slipping to a 3-1 defeat at Ayr, which drops them to third.
Kieran Shanks and Marco Rus gave the hosts a 2-0 lead at the break. Although Anton Dowds pulled a goal back for Rovers, Shanks then slotted in a 63rd-minute penalty to secure Ayr’s second win in three games.
Stenhousemuir moved up into second after beating bottom side Queen’s Park to end a run of four straight league defeats, with goals from Dale Carrick and Hamzad Kargbo at Ochilview Park.
Livingston ended Morton’s recent good form with a 2-0 win after first-half goals from Brooklyn Kabongolo and Cristian Montano.
In League One, East Kilbride closed up on the top two, who play later on Saturday, as Cameron Elliott scored twice in a 4-1 win over Alloa.
At the other end of the table, resurgent Cove Rangers moved off the bottom with a 3-0 win over fourth-placed Montrose after Jordan White scored a second-half brace at Balmoral Stadium.
Airdrieonians moved to within a point of the play-off places after beating strugglers Queen of the South 2-0.
East Fife made it three straight league wins as they saw off Peterhead 1-0 at Bayview.
In League Two, Stranraer remained at the top after a 1-0 win at Kelty Hearts through a first-half penalty from Lewis Dobbie.
Clyde also have 30 points after coasting to a 6-2 win at Edinburgh City, with Scott Williamson scoring twice.
Bottom side Annan upset the form book with a 5-0 win at Dumbarton to break their six-match losing league run.
Elgin lost ground on the top two after losing 2-1 at Stirling, having played most of the match with 10 men following a straight red card for Kane Hester after 24 minutes.
Strugglers Forfar closed out a much-needed 2-1 win over Spartans, who slipped to a third defeat in four league games.