The L. Turner Contracting Salmon Arm SilverBacks Atom A Development team came away from Merritt over the weekend with one tie and one decisive win.
On Saturday, the ’Backs goals came from Colby Feist, assisted by Connor Kociuba in the first period. Feist got his second early in the second period. Taylor Howard picked the top corner a few minutes later and Connor McKee converted a Marino Bordin net-front dish to even the score at 4-4 after two. Howard claimed his second of the night midway through the third to give the Backs a 5-4 lead, but they couldn’t hold on and the game ended in a 5-5 tie.
On Sunday, Salmon Arm plastered Merritt 8-4.
The score was 2-0 after the first period, 6-2 after two and an impressive 8-4 after three.
Goals came from Jared Feist (2), Marino Bordin (2), Brendan Mayes (2), and Colby Feist (2). An assist also went to Colby Feist.
