Seven up for Thistle
However, Lothian remain in second place, five points behind leaders Spartans who scored two late goals to beat Selkirk 3-1. Alex King gave Spartans the lead before Grant Cass equalised from the penalty spot. But a Steven Sharkey own goal and a stoppage-time strike from Donal Henretty earned Spartans all three points.
Craigroyston moved into pole position in the First Division with a 5-1 win against Ormiston.
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Hide AdStirling University and Vale of Leithen, two of the other contenders for promotion, shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Lee Nichol put the students ahead before Darren Gillon equalised. Craig McLeish again put Stirling ahead then Aaron Somerville earned Vale a valuable point.
Chris Anderson scored the only goal to give Gala Fairydean a 1-0 win over Easthouses Lily, while Leith Athletic beat Peebles 8-2 and Gretna 2008 were held 1-1 by Kelso United.