The Battleford Beaver Blues and Meota Combines had opposite outcomes in their SPHL games on Saturday.
At the Battleford Arena, the Blues picked up a big 7-2 win over the visiting Glaslyn North Stars on the strength of four-goal performance by Brett Salzl. He also added an assist in the win.
Scott Maunula also had a strong game for the Blues picking up a goal and two assists.
It was a chippy game that saw five different players record double digits in penalty minutes, and 105 PIM's in total between the two teams.
At the Civic Centre in North Battleford, Tyler Hubbard had three goals and an assist for the Maymont Settlers as they handed the Combines a 6-2 loss.
Hubbard got his first goal of the game just under four minutes into the first period, when he came in on a breakaway and snapped a wrist shot under the right arm of Combines goalie Quinton Gauthier.
The Combines thought they had tied the game on the power play nearly 12 minutes into the frame, but the goal was waved off due to a high stick making contact with the puck before entering the net.
The Settlers continued to pour it on offensively in the second period, when Hubbard and Kyle Litchenwald scored less than four minutes apart to give them a 3-0 lead.
The Combines did get on the scoreboard late in the period, when Bo Gervais picked up a rebound off a slap shot from Taylor Tatchell for his first goal of the season. Brody Tatchell also picked up an assist on the goal.
Tensions boiled over at the end of the second period, when Daxen Collins threw a hard shoulder check on Settlers' Nick Strain, knocking him to the ice after the buzzer had gone.
The two teams got together for some punching and yelling, but the referees managed to separate the two teams before sending them to their respective locker rooms.
Collins had a target on his back for the rest of the game, as he was the recipient of some extra slashes and checks along the boards.
Maymont's parade to the penalty box continued in the third, when Ty Fedler and Kenton Albert both received minor penalties at the same time, giving the Combines a 5-on-3 power play for a full two minutes.
The Combines offensive struggles continued however, as Spencer Laycock stood tall in the Settlers' net, before Maymont added a pair of goals in the third to give them a 6-2 win.
Both teams now head to Perdue to face the Pirates, as the Combines play Tuesday, and the Blues play Friday.
