The Battlefords AAA Sharks keep finding ways to win hockey games.
The Sharks swept a two-game weekend series with the Melville Prairie Fire at the Horizon Credit Union Centre.
The Sharks won the first game of the weekend against Melville 2-1 in overtime Saturday night.
The Prairie Fire got on the board with 12:49 left to play in the first period. Georgia Kotyiak's unassisted goal gave Melville a 1-0 lead.
The two teams skated to a scoreless second period. The Sharks outshot Melville 13-9 in the frame.
The Sharks tied the game midway through the period with a power-play goal. With 10:16 to play in the game, Laura Harper scored her third goal of the season to make it a 1-1 game. Morgan Fraser and Jetta Derenoski assisted on the goal.
The game was scoreless for the remainder of regulation. Then, with 1:53 to play in overtime, Landry Derdall's second goal of the year ended the game, giving the Sharks a 2-1 win.
Chloe Marshall made 29 saves to pick up her second win of the season. Macey MacDonald stopped 27 shots in Melville's loss.
The next afternoon, the Sharks earned another 2-1 win over Melville.
For the second straight game, the Prairie Fire opened the scoring. Tracy Prybylski tallied an unassisted goal 3:21 into the game. The Sharks tied the game with a power-play goal with 7:35 left in the opening frame. Maya Tupper got her first goal of the year with assists from Mikayla Phipps and Taylor Fiske.
It was also the second straight game with a scoreless second period, however it was Melville that controlled play. The Prairie Fire outshot the Sharks 10-0 in the middle frame.
The game remained tied until the final minutes. With 2:07 left to play, Derenoski tallied the game-winning goal. It was her seventh goal of the season. Fraser and Harper picked up assists on the goal.
Sharks goaltender Shelby Tornato made 25 saves en route to her third win of the year. In the loss, Melville netminder Ashlyn Taillon stopped eight shots.
The Sharks have now won five games this season, with one in overtime.They are back at home this weekend for two games against the first-place Saskatoon Stars at the Battleford Arena. Saturday night's game begins at 7:30 p.m. Puck drop Sunday afternoon is 1 p.m.
