Dalbeattie Star strike duo face lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury

Dalbeattie Star are set to be without two of their top strikers for the foreseeable future.

Dale Milligan has already been out for a month with no return date in sight and now Ross Hunter has joined him on the treatment table.

And with Dan Carmichael having left for Annan Athletic, the South of Scotland League champions are light in attack.

But gaffer Eddie Warwick insisted: “They’re out and they’re a big miss but because we’re missing them doesn’t mean we’re not going to score goals.

“We still have Olly Meechan, Cammy Shaw, Connor Potts and the boys from Queen of the South.

“It’s not easy when you lose players of that calibre – one was arguably the best in the league and the other two are in the top six.

“It’s 70 goals out of the team.

“I’m not sure if Dale will make it back this season, Ross has still to be assessed and Dan is away to Annan.

“Other boys will need to step up as Dale and Ross were in the mid 30s for goals last season and Dan didn’t play a lot but he was in double figures.

“We’re not going to panic, we just need to take our chances when we get them.”

Star had to rely on other players doing the business in front of goal on Saturday as they came from behind to win at Lochmaben.

The hosts led 2-0 thanks to goals from Adam Davis and Kieran Brown but in first half stoppage time Russell Williamson headed home to give Star hope.

Connor Potts levelled things up early in the second half and with three minutes left skipper Ewan Gourlay cracked home a half volley to complete the turnaround.

Warwick said: “We weren’t great in the first half but we didn’t do a lot wrong. They had a couple of breakaways and were clinical with the two chances they had in the first half.

“They had one other chance in the game about 85