No matter how hard they played last week, the Sicamous Eagles couldn’t get a break.
The Eagles wound up on the losing end of three consecutive contests, one away and two at home.
Last Wednesday the Eagles lost 4-2 to their Armstrong hosts, the North Okanagan Knights.
The Knights were first on the board at 16:44, with Sicamous scoring on the rebound a minute later. The goal was by Michael Bell, assisted by Connor Buick. The Knights put in a second marker at 3:45 and, with eight seconds left in the frame, Corbin Marcotte potted Sicamous’ second and final goal of the evening, assisted by Nicholas Astasiewicz and Alex Dartnall. The Knights put in their final two in the second frame.
Shots on net were equal at 25, and Sicamous played both of their goalies, Jack Surgenor and Kris Joyce, who made 12 and nine saves respectively.
Friday night the Eagles were back at home to face off against the Kamloops Storm. While the Eagles gave an all-out effort, they were unable to suppress the Storm.
The only goal in the first period came from the Storm on the power play. Steven Powers tied things up early in the second period, assisted by Bell and Brenden Devries. Dartnall, with less than two minutes on the clock, was able to put Sicamous in the lead with a goal assisted by Bell and Aidan Nisse.
The next goal of the night came at the halfway point in the third period from Eagle Brad Crump, assisted by Steven Powers. The 3-1 lead, however, quickly slipped through the Eagles hands as the Storm was able to convert the remainder of the frame into a 4-3 victory.
Things didn’t improve for the Eagles Saturday night, when the Beaver Valley Nitehawks made off with a 4-2 win.
Sicamous’ first goal, by Dartnall, was sandwiched between two markers from the Nitehawks in the first frame. The assist went to Cam Olson.
Corbin Marcotte potted the Eagles’ second goal, the only one of the second period, assisted by Olson and Quinn Rempel.
While Sicamous managed more shots on net in the third period, the Nitehawks were still able to break the tie and end the game with a two-goal lead.
The Eagles will be looking for a different outcome when they host the Nitehawks tonight at the recreation centre.
