The West Â鶹AV Warriors were handed their fifth loss in a row Saturday (Oct.19) night as they were beaten 3-1 by the Salmon Arm Silverbacks at Royal LePage Place.
Caleb Mahar (3) put the Silverbacks up 1-0 at 3:51 of the first period. Cole Cooksey made it 2-1 at 18:51 with a powerplay goal. Salmon Arm’s Riley Ashe (2) put his team up 3-0 halfway through the second period.
The Warriors finally got on the scoreboard at 13:09 of the second on a goal by Dylan Krayer (4), with assists to Jack Farrell and Jack Pridham.
West Â鶹AV outshot the Silverbacks 27/25 and Warriors goaltender Dawson Labre made 22 saves. West Â鶹AV was 0/2 on the powerplay.
The Warriors are in eighth place in the BCHL Interior Conference with eight points and a record of 3-6-2-0-0.
West Â鶹AV starts a two-game Alberta road trip on Oct. 25, playing the Sherwood Park Crusaders and then the Spruce Grove Saints on Oct. 26. West Â鶹AV’s next home game at Royal LePage Place is Nov. 1 against the Brooks Bandits.
