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The Battlefords Bantam AA Barons played twice last weekend, losing both games at home in the Battleford Arena.
Friday night, the Barons hosted the Prince Albert Venice House Raiders in a North Division match up. The Raiders dominated the game, beating the Barons 12-2. Riley Sawchuk led the way offensively scoring five times.
Prince Albert opened the scoring less than two minutes into the game. After the Barons turned over the puck in their own zone, Brayden Dirks jumped on the puck and scored the shorthanded goal.
The Raiders scored four more times in the period. Brendl Daniels scored twice, while Mikhail Tait and Jacob Dumont each added a goal.
Sawchuk took over the game in the second, scoring four straight goals for Prince Albert. The last goal effectively ended Barons' goaltender Nicholas Miller's night, as he did not start in goal for the third period.
The Barons broke the shutout on a partial breakaway. Shane Hounsell beat Raiders' goaltender Brayden Oreel on a nice pass from Rett Taggert.
In the third, Tait, Sawchuk and Schneider scored for the Raiders. Hounsell buried his second of the night for the Barons. The period was marred by penalties as frustration boiled over for Battlefords. They were whistled for 10 minor penalties in the third period alone.
The Barons played host to the Moose Jaw Warriors the next afternoon. Despite outshooting the Warriors, the Barons lost the game 6-4.
Justin Bill got the Barons off to a good start five minutes into the first period. His unassisted goal gave Battlefords a 1-0 lead. Hounsell extended the lead to two on the power play heading into the first intermission.
Moose Jaw dominated the second period, getting five goals from four different players. Payton Fisher scored twice, with Ahmed Ally, Brendan Seida and Chantz Petruic finding the back of the net as well. Hounsell brought the Barons within two with his second power play goal of the night.
In the third, Moose Jaw put the game out of reach with five minutes to go. Dylan Jones beat Barons' goaltender Lance Aim to extend the lead to three. Blake Oborowsky scored on a late power play for the Barons to round out the scoring.
The Barons (5-9-0) aim to snap their losing streak Saturday afternoon in Saskatoon against the Stallions. Puck drop is 2:45 p.m. at the Kinsmen Arena. Their next home game is Sunday against the Saskatoon Generals. Game time is 4:30 p.m. at the Battleford Arena.
