The Estevan Sherritt Coal Bruins picked up a win and a loss in a home-and-home set against the Weyburn Youngfellows on the weekend.
The Bruins earned a 2-0 victory in Weyburn on Saturday, but lost 5-3 to the Youngfellows at Spectra Place on Sunday in peewee AA action.
On Sunday, the Bruins buried themselves in a deep hole in the first period.
Although Estevan scored the first goal, courtesy of Cole Fonstad at the 3:39 mark, they would go on to surrender four before the end of the period.
Noah Altwasser tied the game midway through the period, and Adam Herold put Weyburn on top at the 10:50 mark.
Matthew Anderson extended the lead with a power play goal at the 13-minute mark.
Ty Stadnick, finally, put the Bruins down by three with five seconds left in the frame.
Fonstad scored again on a power play 3:45 into the second, tapping in a cross-slot pass from Tristan Seeman at the side of the net.
But Rhett Frey got that one back with another power play marker with 32 seconds to play, knocking in a rebound blocker side.
The Bruins got the only goal of the third period with 2:56 to play, when Terran Holzer lobbed a wrist shot from the half-boards on a power play and it was tipped in by Mason Strutt.
Morgan Wanner got the start for the Bruins, but was relieved by Cody Levesque after the first period.
On Saturday in Weyburn, Levesque pitched a shutout in a more low-scoring affair.
After a scoreless first period, Holzer drew first blood for the Bruins at 7:53 of the second period. Fonstad and Hayden Cutler picked up the assists.
Fonstad added some insurance for the Bruins at 1:35 of the third, with Holzer earning the helper.
The Bruins (6-10-1) have three games left: at Melville on Saturday and Sunday, followed by a home game against Weyburn on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Spectra Place.
Although Estevan sits in fifth place in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League, they could still finish as high as second.
