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Chris Aitken is eyeing three points at Troon tonight to set up a Survival Saturday shoot-out.

Chris Aitken admitted Kilwinning Rangers' seven-goal drubbing at the hands of Clydebank last night was the worst he's endured in 25 years in football.

Rutherglen Glencairn manager Willie Harvey was left disappointed after his side’s second-half collapse at Kilwinning Rangers.

Kilwinning Rangers cruised into the second round of the Kilmarnock Pie West of Scotland League Cup after crushing Royal Albert at rain-swept Buffs Park. David Anderson's stunning curling finish from the edge of the box broke the visitor's early resistance in 17 minutes. Ally McColm added a second two minutes later with a low, drilled shot from a tight angle that went through the Albert goalkeeper's legs.

Chris Strain has called on his experienced players to steer Kilwinning Rangers through an injury-hit period.

Ayrshire Live: "I've been struggling to score recently so it was nice to get a few goals."It's my first competitive hat-trick for the club and scoring one in 10 minutes is definitely a first for me!"You've got to be playing well otherwise you're dropped. "Calvin came back in today after not playing last week, David Ramsay was also back and scored and we had Carlo Monti on the bench."There's a lot of competition but you need that competition to keep you striving."I thought first half we were excellent.

Kilwinning Rangers boss Chris Strain hailed his Covid-hit squad after they overcame derby rivals Irvine Meadow to win the inaugural Eglinton Cup yesterday.Gavin Millar's late strike sealed a 4-2 victory for the Buffs at Meadow Park after a frantic, see-sawing first half produced five goals and no end of drama.Kilwinning led 2-0 and 3-1 in the opening 45 minutes thanks to goals from Thomas Collins, Ally McColm and David Syme.But Meadow stayed on their coat tails thanks to strikes from Dylan Pooler and Mick Wardrope before Millar put the match beyond their reach in the 87th minute.Strain insisted his side were worthy winners as he revealed how Covid cases and players self-isolating had 'ravaged' his preparations for the showpiece pre-season