CUMNOCK Juniors boss Stephen Swift says his side will be looking up after earning consecutive league wins for the first time this season.
The Townhead Park side ran out 3-2 winners on Saturday, March 29, in a thrilling all Ayrshire clash away to Darvel.
It was a third win in four for Cumnock - a run which has seen them move 11 points clear of the relegation places and within four of the top half of the West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL) Premier Division table.
The weekend's fixture was one which started in comfortable fashion for Swift's side despite challenging conditions at Recreation Park.
A Jamie Conn strike and Stefan McLuskey double gave the visitors a 3-0 half-time lead before Aiden Gilmartin and Ally Love cut their lead to just one.
However, it was too little too late from the hosts who were unable to take anything from the match.
The Cumnock boss is now hoping to ride the wave of positivity after watching his side's fortunes turn around.
“We’ve got a few players back and it’s definitely helped," Swift commented.
"We are just trying to build a bit of momentum now in terms of confidence and the boys getting a bit of belief back.
“It has been a difficult season but I think what we have been through has definitely helped us in terms of getting through adversity.
“It’s been a good few weeks, the last three Saturday’s we have got nine points and we can’t complain about that.”
The Cumnock boss is also happy to now be climbing the table rather than looking over his shoulder.
He added: “I think we should have done better in terms of where we are at.
“Now we can start looking up the way and trying to catch teams – that’s got to be our goal until the end of the season.
“Moral has got a bit better, results can do that, the boys have definitely got belief going into games.
“We just need to focus on not going back down the rabbit hole we were in.”
The Townhead boss feels his side battling through the challenges they have this season will stand them in good stead moving forward.
Swift continued: “We had a meeting with the players, we said the fact they have come through the adversity as a team they will only get the benefit at the other end.
“Looking to next year, we are looking to build something. The guys know that and hopefully we can use these lessons from this year onto next year.”
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