What a difference a year makes for Plymouth Argyle.
On New Year's Day 2013, the Pilgrims parted company with manager Carl Fletcher after a 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers, but-under the stewardship of current boss John Sheridan- the Pilgrims are now in the top half of the League Two after a Devon Derby victory over Torquay United.
On loan striker Caolan Lavery opened the scoring for Argyle on the hour mark before Lewis Alessandra turned home a cross from skipper Conor Hourihane with five minutes to go.
Torquay's best effort came shortly after Lavery's opener when Jordan Chapell forced a save from Luke McCormick with a long range effort.
The result moves the Pilgrims up to 12th in the table, as they remain on course for their first top finish in any division since the 2007-08 season-when they finished 10th in the Championship.
