One of the hallmarks of Torquay United's upturn in form which has seen them win their last four National League fixtures has been the number of times they have found the back of the net.
The Gulls scored seven times in a run which has included a 1-0 away wins against Boreham Wood and Scunthorpe United, a 2-0 home victory over Eastleigh on Good Friday and a 3-1 win on Easter Monday against Maidenhead United.
During this sequence, skipper Asa Hall and deadline day signing Frank Nouble have netted twice, whilst Newport County loanee Lewis Collins, leading scorer Aaron Jarvis and midfielder Tom Lapslie have one goal each to their names.
While there is still work to do for United between now and the end of the campaign, scoring goals will be key to the Gulls' prospects of avoiding the drop.
In their 'great escape' of the 2005-06 season under Ian Atkins, the Gulls famously won four of their last five fixtures - scoring nine times in the process. This included a 2-0 away win over Macclesfield Town, a 1-0 home win over Wrexham, a thumping 4-0 victory over fellow strugglers Stockport County on a Tuesday night at Plainmoor and then memorably came away 2-1 winners against League Two champions elect Carlisle United at Brunton Park. They then drew 0-0 at home to Boston United on the final day of the campaign to make things mathematically certain.
Over the course of that run, Jo Kuffour found the back of the net four times, Lee Thorpe, then on loan from Swansea City scored twice and Martin 'Buster' Phillips, Danny Hollands (on loan from Chelsea) and Kevin Hill struck once each.
Similar returns will be required in 22-23 as United look pull off a feat which had seemed a distant prospect not so long ago, but there goals in this team - as their recent run has proved. Nevertheless, the bottom line is that the Gulls need to keep scoring and keep winning - starting with Saturday's fixture at home to York City.
