an 8-0 thrashing by Rangers in the Premiership on Sunday with a 2-1 defeat to Stranraer that knocked them out of the Betfred Cup with a game to spare.
They now close out their Group F campaign tomorrow in a Lanarkshire Derby with Rovers in a dead rubber.Having also lost 3-1 to League Two Annan last month, Rice is desperate to avoid an unwanted hat-trick against another side from the SPFL bottom tier, with fans' frustrations growing by the day.
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