SOLWAY SHARKS   5         PAISLEY PIRATES   6     Pirates squeezed past Sharks by the odd goal in eleven and, in doing so, recorded only their second away win of the league campaign in a match which ultimately proved to be a very tight affair.   Sharks got their noses in front just after the five minute mark as Henderson put his team ahead, but the visitors were level just over a minute later as Tom Johnston was on hand to fire past Hepburn to tie the scores. Their joy was short lived, however, as the home side regained the lead …

Paisley Pirates travel to Dumfries on Sunday looking to get the show back on the road after a shock 5-4 loss to Moray Typhoons last weekend, and following a two month run which had seen them score seven straight wins in the process.   “I suppose when you fall off a bike, the best thing is to get back on it and start pedalling again,” said coach Ian Turley, “and that’s what we’ll be doing this Sunday when we head to the Dumfries Ice Bowl to take on the Solway Sharks (face off 5.30pm). To say I was disappointed with …

MORAY TYPHOONS   5       PAISLEY PIRATES   4     Pirates slumped to a shock defeat in Elgin, the result of which seriously damages any aspirations of glory in the Scottish National League this season.   They got off to the best possible start as Henderson opened the scoring after only 30 seconds, but a controversial equaliser by Durkacz after seven minutes, with Pirates’ protest that Meechan’s goal was off its moorings falling on deaf ears, and while Cowan restored the visitors’ lead a minute later, they were level again at the halfway point of the session, as Ferguson beat Pirates’ teenage …