The West Kelowna Warriors homecoming was spoiled Friday night in a 5-1 loss to the Wenatchee Wild.
It was the WarriorsÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ first home game since Oct. 25 and with the new management coming in to shake things up, West Kelowna was hoping to use the new energy to snap the nine-game losing streak.
Unfortunately for Warriors fans, the losing streak was extended to 10 games and West Kelowna falls to 4-18-3-2 on the season.
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Things werenÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™t going the Warriors way at the start of the game with the Wild netting the first goal and West Kelowna having a tough time staying out of the penalty box.
To make things worse, West Kelowna lost two of the teamÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s top forwards Friday night. Trevor Adams went out with injury and Brandon Dent was ejected from the game due to a penalty.
From there, the Warriors struggled to come back from a 4-0 deficit. West KelownaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Deegan Mofford netted his first BCHL goal late in the second period and the Warriors put some pressure on in the third period, but the puck wouldnÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™t find the back of the net again as West Kelowna only managed 21 shots the entire game.
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West Kelowna will get another chance to break the losing streak Saturday night when the Salmon Arm Silverbacks visit. Salmon Arm is coming off back-to-back losses and will come up against a desperate and win-wanting Warriors squad.
The Warriors return to action at Royal LePage Place Saturday night at 6 p.m.
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