The Penticton Lakers dried up in the third frame to suffer a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Sicamous Eagles in Junior B action at the Sicamous and District Recreation Centre Friday night.
Sicamous had only the one game on the weekend, and the Lakers weren’t just going to hand it to them. The Eagles had to work hard for their first two goals – the first of which was scored early in the frame by Brayden Taekema, assisted by Kelyn Opel and Devon Quartly. The second goal came in period two on a Sicamous power play from Corbin Marcotte off Jordan Harder and Brett Trofanenko.
The Eagles found their scoring game in the third frame, Connor Buick leading the way with a goal scored within the first minute, assisted by Matt Reed and Cameron Berry. Nathan Grieve followed suit with a goal at 13 minutes, aided by Nicholas Astasiewicz and Steven Powers. Late in the second half of the period the Lakers were finally able to get the puck past Sicamous new netminder Kris Joyce. But the Eagles were quick to respond with two more goals, the first by Grieve (off Astasiewicz and Jameson Stoski), and the second by Taekema (Devries and Opel).
Taekema was named the game’s first star, Grieve second and Joyce third.
The Eagles will be back on the ice on Oct. 5 when they host the Kamloops Storm. On Oct. 6, it’s off to Revelstoke to face off against the Grizzlies. Game time is 7 p.m.
