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West Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Warriors wrap up weekend with win over Prince George

The Warriors lost to Penticton in overtime Friday but beat the Spruce Kings on Saturday
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The West Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Warriors came away with a 4-2 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings at Royal LePage Place on Sat., Mar. 9, 2024. (Tami Quan Photography)

After an overtime loss to Penticton Friday (Mar. 8) night, the West Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Warriors bounced back with a win over Prince George on Saturday night.

The Warriors’ Trent Wilson (17) led the way with two goals, one each in the first two periods. Felix Caron and Jackson Kyrkostas assisted on both goals.

Jack Pridham made it 3-0 at 14:04 of the second with Caron and Kyrkostas assisting.

The Spruce Kings got on the scoreboard 19 seconds later on a goal by Kazumo Sasaki. JR Perdion pulled Prince George within a goal at 17:46.

West Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Johannes Løkkeberg (11) netted the insurance marker at 17:46 of the third period for the 4-2 win. Carter Oakenfold assisted on the goal.

The Warriors went 0/2 on the power play and goaltender Matthew DellaRusso stopped 23 of 25 shots in the win.

West Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s record is now 29-10-10-0 and they sit in second place in the Interior Division, nine points back of Penticton.

The Warriors’ next game is Fri, Mar. 15 at Royal LePage Place against the Vees.

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About the Author: Gary Barnes

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