Rivals gain ground on Lowland League leaders Bonnyrigg Rose
Bonnyrigg Rose were held to a frustrating 3-3 draw with Celtic B as the Lowland League title race took another twist.
Jonny Stewart's side still lead the way at the summit, but have chasing trio Clydebank, Linlithgow Rose, and Tranent, who all won, breathing down their necks.
The Bankies are just three points off the pace, but do have a game in hand on Rose. Linlithgow and Tranent are five points adrift but, crucially, both have played two games fewer.
Lee Currie and a Cammie Ross double had given Bonnyrigg a 3-2 lead but Owen Hartington earned a share of the spoils with a leveller 20 minutes from time at the Albert Bartlett Stadium.
"I'm absolutely gutted for the players because I thought they put so much into it," boss Stewart said. "It's a really tough place to go, Celtic had a strong team out, they're always a a very good side, a lot of good footballers. They've got good movement and rotations, so we asked the boys to go and play a certain way and I thought our shape was really good, we looked really organised.
"You can always look back at the goals and say we could have defended them better, but at times they're just good players and you've got to appreciate that. I thought the boys' effort, attitude, determination, and all-round performance was really good. We probably could have gone on and won it, I think we missed a few chances towards the end, especially when it goes 3-3. I'm proud of the players but disappointed we didn't manage to get the three points.
"We need to keep ourselves going and lift our heads up. There's a lot of football still to be played and we just need to take care of ourselves between now and the end of the season. The message doesn't change. We need to go and win every game. We've got four massive games left and if we win all four, we'll see where it takes us."
Meanwhile, Spartans were knocked off the top of League Two after being held to a 1-1 draw at Forfar.
Having beaten the Loons at the Vanloq Community Stadium just four days prior, Spartans were hoping to make it a quickfire double.
However, Steven Lawless' early goal for the visitors at Station Park was cancelled out by Jake Sutherland.
East Kilbride, who saw off Stirling Albion 3-2, now have a one-point lead over Dougie Samuel's men. The two meet in the Capital this weekend.
Elsewhere, Edinburgh City's SPFL future is looking increasingly bleak at they were beaten 3-0 by Elgin City at Meadowbank.
With just six matches left to play, the Citizens are nine points adrift and are now facing the prospect of the relegation play-off.