The Estevan TS&M Bruins faced a pair of tough opponents on the weekend, and the results were not there for the bantam AA club.
The Bruins lost 5-2 to the Regina Pat Blues on Saturday and took an 11-3 licking from the Sask. Valley Vipers on Sunday.
The Bruins (12-9-3) are tied for fourth place in the south division of the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League.
On Saturday, the Pat Blues (13-11-2) scored three goals in the last eight minutes to pull away with the victory.
The teams traded goals in the first period, with Regina's Matthew Chekay scoring five minutes in and Estevan's Jayden Davis replying late in the frame.
The deadlock held until late in the second, when Jordan Kazymyra netted a shorthanded goal with seven seconds remaining to put the Pat Blues back on top.
It didn't take long for the Bruins to get that one back in the third though, as Hunter Piche tied the game 2-2 four minutes in.
Chekay's second of the night at the 12-minute mark returned the lead to the Pat Blues for good, and they later added goals from Dean Mason and Alex Kannok seven seconds apart to clinch it.
The next day, a five-goal second period fuelled the Vipers to a lopsided win.
The Vipers, who sit in first place in the north division with a record of 18-3-4, got goals from Benson Thorpe (4), Jax Gipman (2), Jared Hamm (2), Matthew Ikart, Chance Adrian and Austin Shumanski.
Shae Little scored for the Bruins late in the first period. Cole Fonstad and and Wyatt Haux added goals 14 seconds apart early in the third, but it was too little, too late.
The Bruins were scheduled to host the Yorkton Terriers last night at Affinity Place. They will hit the road this weekend, visiting the West Central Wheat Kings on Saturday in Dodsland and the Battlefords Barons on Sunday.
