1. Aaron Jarvis on target again.
By opening the scoring for Torquay United against Barnet, Gulls striker Aaron Jarvis took his National League goal tally of the season to eight in 19 starts.
His overall tally also includes two goals in the FA Trophy (against Taunton Town) and one in the FA Cup (against Hampton and Richmond) - which means he has equalled Danny Wright's goal scoring return of 11 from the 2020-21 campaign.
Jarvis, who became the sixth Torquay United player to score a hat-trick under Gary Johnson's reign as manager when he netted a treble against Aldershot Town earlier in the season, also offers more than just goals in terms of his hold up play and work rate.
2. Two assists for Kieron Evans.
Replacing the creative attributes of Armani Little and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans was one of the key tasks facing Gary Johnson in the summer of 2022. However, Cardiff City loanee Kieron Evans is showing why Johnson agreed a season-long loan deal to bring him fo Plainmoor from the Cardiff City Stadium.
Evans provided both assists for the Gulls as he teed up Jarvis and Fadahunsi for their respective goals and he could also have counted himself unlucky not to have found the target himself - in what was arguably his best display for United to date.
3. Tom Lapslie underlines his importance to the side.
Such were the energy levels shown by Tom Lapslie that it wouldn't be a great surprise if Barnet thought they were facing two of him, with a display similar to those produced in the Premier League by N'golo Kante for Leicester City and Chelsea in recent years.
However, as well making a numerous box-to-box runs, Lapslie also showed one or two glimpses of quality - most notably with the pass that sent Kieron Evans away down the left hand side to enable him to find Tope Fadahunsi for United's second.
As previously stated in this column, keeping him fit will be important to United's chances of avoiding the drop.
4. A century of wins for Johnson.
United's win over Barnet was also their 100th win since Gary Johnson was appointed as manager in September 2018. It also gives Johnson a win ratio of 46.95% from 2013 - which is one of the highest of any Torquay United manager.
5. With three home wins out of four Plainmoor is becoming a fortress.
Whisper it quietly, but Plainmoor is fast becoming a tougher place for opposite teams to visit. The Gulls win over Barnet was their third win in four league matches (FC Halifax Town and Maidstone United are the other two) and remarkably their narrow defeat to Notts County is United's only home loss in the National League since they were beaten 5-1 by Chesterfield last November.
However, the Gulls are focusing on stringing a run of wins together rather just making sure that they win at home.
5. Gulls edging closer to safety.
After Saturday's result, United are now within one point of safety and a win over Dorking Wanderers, who are now only two points above them, could lift the Gulls out of the relegation zone if results elsewhere go their way.
In addition to this, United are also within three points of Yeovil Town (19th) and York City (18th) and four points behind Maidenhead United (17th).
