Aaron Connolly says his East Kilbride Thistle side must stop giving themselves mountains to climb if they are to stay out of the relegation mix in the West of Scotland Third Division.
The Jags boss watched his side fall 2-0 behind by half-time away to Finnart on Saturday, but goals from Simon Millar and Lewis Archer after the break earned a precious point and lifted them up the table one place to 11th.
They do, however, sit just two points above the drop zone in the division with eight games to cram in before the end of the month.
And Connolly said: “We’ve come back a few times over the season and that character doesn’t happen by chance, but we really need to get a handle on games and score when we are in top. “If we keep on persevering, hopefully that starts to turn. “It was a good game.