It was a night of mixed fortunes for Bristol Rovers on Tuesday. With Joey Barton's squad split in two, they won and lost simultaneously in friendlies at Chippenham Town and Bath City.
The group that travelled to Bath's Twerton Park started brightly and led through Ryan Loft's ruthless finish, but it proved to be a disappointing night in gruelling conditions with the sixth-tier Romans claiming a deserved 3-1 victory.
It was a more pleasant evening for the team that headed to Wiltshire, with John Marquis getting off the mark with a poacher's brace at Hardenhuish Park, while Harvey Saunders did his prospects no harm with a superb performance on the left flank that was crowned by two goals for himself.
