Scott Martin admits the manner of Hamilton Accies' defeat to Queen's Park on Saturday was the toughest thing to take as their five-game unbeaten run ground to a halt.
A Connor Shields double plus strikes from Jack Thomson and Aaron Healy gave the Spiders a comfortable 4-1 victory, with Dario Zanatta getting a mere consolation for the hosts.
But having won four of their last five games in the division with some impressive displays, Martin was left gutted by a meek performance from John Rankin's men that saw the lead they worked so hard to earn over bottom side Arbroath reduced to just one point ahead of the sides meeting in South Lanarkshire on Friday night.