We are now into the home straight in the first division as we go into the last 6 matches 4 points ahead. GingerJaggy provides a preview of today's game

Gingerjaggy's Preview We are now into the home straight in the first division as we go into the last 6 matches 4 points ahead. The county result on Tuesday has given everyone a massive boost that we could be the first team to be promoted to the top league after being relegated since Hibs in the late 90s. Caley Thistle is the form team going into the final games of the season with our nearest challengers having problems. Dundee are struggling with form which has allowed us to catch up and overtake while County and Queens have a massive backlog of games which sees County having to play 4 games in the final week with Queens having to play 3. We may be at the top and the form team but no club can be underestimated and tomorrow’s home game with Raith Rovers is no exception. We go into this game on the back of two crucial wins in two difficult matches against County, and Partick at Firhill. The boys have shown real character since the boxing day draw with Dundee when they consolidated there 13 point lead and looked to have finished our chances of a dream return to the SPL in just one season. But 15 matches unbeaten have not only seen us catch an ailing Dundee side, but overtake them and take a 4 point lead into this crucial period. Our opponents are Raith Rovers this weekend, and we have a good record against them so far. We won an edgy game in Kirkcaldy 1-0 with an 83rd minute winner by David Proctor. In the first game in Inverness it was yet again another 1-0 win thanks to our leading scorer Adam Rooney, but that doesn’t tell the whole story of how dominant Caley Thistle were with chances being wasted by the bucket full as the mist came down in December. The last game in Kirkcaldy saw us thump Raith as we battered them 4-0 on a testing pitch. Rooney and Hayes were on target with Bulvitis and a rare goal from Daniel Stratford. But all those results will be irrelevant if we cannot do the business against a Raith side battling to stay out of the relegation play off fight which will make it a difficult game. There are no easy games left as all our opponents will have something to play for and Raith will be no soft touch as they battle to keep their heads above water. What about our opponents. Well, they have struggled in the league recently after making it to the Scottish cup semi final against Dundee United. Their last result saw a late stoppage time equaliser at home to Ayr last weekend after their game at Partick was postponed due to the return of the bad weather on Tuesday. Good luck to Raith in the cup and we hope they do the first division proud and get to the final. So let’s get behind the boys as we look to pick up another 3 valuable points and keep the other teams at arms length. C’MON CALEY LETS KEEP IT GOING. Team News Terry Butcher’s only absentee is Russell Duncan, who starts his suspension after breaking the 19 point threshold with the booking at County a couple of weeks ago. It will be a blow as Duncan has been in great form in recent weeks but it allows someone to fill in and bolster their claims for a berth in the squad at such an important time. Raith have a number of problems with defenders Craig Wilson and Mark Campbell sidelined. They are also missing striker Jonny Russell and have fitness doubts over forwards Graham Weir and Dene Shields who will have fitness tests prior to the game. Jamie Mole has been recruited from Hearts on loan until the end of the season and will add some power and pace to the Raith attack. Gingerjaggies prediction It is a game we should win but we must not underestimate a decent Raith side that are in the Scottish cup Semi. To make it even harder they are trying to push their way out of the relegation mire and so taking points against us as league leaders will give them so much confidence for the run in. Also, we are now top of the league and teams will try to rise to the occasion to take points off us, in other words we are a target. My prediction is that we will win 2-0 but Raith will make it hard for us.