Gordon Smith is hoping his double at Dumbarton on Saturday can help him keep his place in Raith Rovers side.
Smith made it six goals for the season as the Kirkcaldy men claimed a 3-3 draw at the home of the form team in the Championship.
It was only the second point Rovers have collected in the past seven league games and Smith’s first start since the New Year defeat to Dundee.
“It was good to score two after being out of the team for a while,” he said.
“I’ve not had a proper run in the team the most I’ve played in a row is three games which is quite frustrating when you’re trying to get a bit of form. This will do me no harm.”
Smith was paired up front with recent signing John Baird, who also netted, and they proved to be an effective partnership.
“We’ve been on the same team in training a few times and it’s been good linking up with him,” Smith said.
“He knows the game well, and he’s done well at this club before, and at other clubs. I thought we did a good job.”
Smith was also happy with the result, which was a considerable improvement on last week’s horror show at home to Hamilton.
“The first half last week was a disaster for us but it shows that we’ve got character to come here and get a draw against a team doing really well at the moment.”
Smith’s afternoon got off to a nightmare start when he passed up a golden opportunity to give Rovers an early lead, missing the ball completely just two yards out after Ross Callachan’s cut-back left him with a simple tap-in.
To make matters worse, Dumbarton took the lead in the 24th minute as a long throw into the box caused confusion in the Raith defence, and after Scott Robinson initially saved from Chris Kane, the rebound was lashed into the net by Colin Nish.
Smith put his sitter behind him to draw Rovers level on the half hour, showing composure to side-foot Baird’s perfect lay-off past Stephen Grindlay.
The strong wind was making conditions difficult for both defences and it caught out Reece Donaldson as the Sons re-took the lead on 37 minutes.
The Raith centre-half appeared to misjudge the flight of a ball over the top, allowing Kane to latch on and drill a low finish past Robinson.
Rovers came out fired up for the second half and turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead with two goals in the space of four minutes.
The equaliser came in the 57th minute as Smith burst through the Sons’ defence to hit a shot off the post and Baird was on hand to knock home the rebound from six yards.
Rovers took the lead for the first time as Smith peeled off his marker to head Grant Anderson’s cross beyond Grindlay’s reach.
The visitors’ lead lasted just three minutes, however, as Scott Agnew’s stunning 20 yard volley brought the home side level at 3-3.
Frustrated Raith boss Grant Murray said: “It’s great to come here and score three goals, but I’m disappointed with the way we lost the goal.
“On the other hand, a point away from home against the in-form team isn’t toobad.”