Clyde boss Danny Lennon can’t work out what Peterhead have towards his aspect as they succumbed to a bruising 3-0 League One defeat at Broadwood.
Grant Savoury notched a double for the Blue Toon and a improbable Hamish Ritchie effort sealed a troublesome afternoon for Lennon’s aspect.
With Dumbarton additionally successful on Saturday at Alloa, the Bully Wee have been pulled again into the relegation scrap in Scotland’s third-tier.
The Sons – who sit within the relegation play-off spot of ninth – are six factors behind Clyde whereas Peterhead, a spot above, are simply two factors behind.
Lennon’s males have did not beat Jim McInally’s this season, and the previous St Mirren boss mentioned: “It's a troublesome one to pinpoint. We got here into this recreation as we speak in good type. We all know what's at stake and each time we come throughout Peterhead, we at all times appear to come back out second-best.
“I believed the sport began fairly whilst we tried to become familiar with it. Even their targets, they've one likelihood within the first half outdoors a few strikes outdoors the field.
“We have now two improbable alternatives within the first half and don’t take them. That’s an enormous turning level within the recreation however we began to dominate in some areas throughout the second half.
“We're attempting to place extra inventive gamers in to get ourselves again into the sport. It couldn’t have been a worse day for us when it comes to them pulling nearer to us and Dumbarton successful.
"When you do not convey your key components, it makes it troublesome. We did not win sufficient private battles and Peterhead introduced all of these components.”
Clyde journey to face Alloa on Saturday, who're a spot above on aim distinction.
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