East Fife replaced Elgin at the Ladbrokes Scottish League Two summit following a 3-1 victory at Borough Briggs.

The visitors made the ideal start by taking a sixth-minute lead when Nathan Austin latched on to Gary Naysmith's through ball before slotting low past Elgin goalkeeper Mark Hurst.

The Fifers were pegged back in the 22nd minute when Dylan Easton followed up the rebound after Craig Gunn headed against the post from a corner.

However, East Fife went ahead again two minutes later, Austin again to the fore by running through on goal, rounding Hurst and tapping into an empty net.

Shortly after the interval, Elgin striker Craig Gunn hit the bar from close range and it proved a costly miss as Kevin Smith deflected Scott Mercer's driven shot into the net in the 76th minute.

Queen's Park missed the chance to keep the pressure on leaders East Fife after a goalless draw at home to second-bottom Berwick.

The hosts, now four points off the top, thought they were ahead in the 14th minute but John Carter saw his close-range effort ruled out for offside.

Queen's Park failed to take their chances thereafter, Jamie McKernon firing wide twice in the second half.

Substitute Chris Duggan also curled over a 25-yard free-kick late on as Berwick held on.

Christopher Templeman bookended the scoring as Montrose moved up to seventh in Ladbrokes Scottish League Two with a 4-2 victory at rock-bottom East Stirling.

Templeman opened the scoring in the 13th minute after collecting Gary Fraser's pass from his own half and curling past the despairing Richard Barnard.

The hosts drew level seven minutes after the interval following David McKenna's finish from close range although Fraser re-established the Gable Endies' lead just before the hour mark with a left-foot strike.

Adrian Mallagaray doubled their advantage in the 79th minute but, in a frantic finish, Jordan Cairnie pulled one back with a header before Templeman had the final say in the dying moments with a low drive.

Stirling closed in on the play-off positions after Craig Beattie came off the bench to fire them to a 1-0 win over Arbroath.

The former Celtic striker, a 78th-minute substitute, required just four minutes to make an impact, curling the ball into the net with the outside of his right foot.

Steven Doris, who was the provider for Beattie's winner, should have added to his eight goals this term but fired over the crossbar on two occasions.

The victory, Stirling's first in four matches, lifts them up to sixth in the League Two table, just a point behind fourth-placed Clyde.

Fit-again top scorer Peter Weatherson salvaged a 3-3 draw for Annan after they had earlier let a two-goal lead slip against Clyde.

Josh Todd's brace had Annan seemingly in control at half-time, the midfielder taking Martin McNiff's pass and cutting inside to fire the opener before doubling the lead on 30 minutes.

Lewis Guy appealed in vain for a penalty which could have finished the game off but instead it was Clyde who struck on the hour mark, Scott Linton's long pass headed in by Sean Higgins.

Scott McLaughlin struck the equaliser and the turnaround was complete when Higgins poked home his second from close range in the 72nd minute.

Annan boss Jim Chapman responded by introducing Weatherson with 10 minutes to go and the veteran delivered the goods, curling a superb 25-yard free-kick into the top corner five minutes from time.