The Estevan Apex Bruins lost both of their home games on the weekend.
The midget AA team fell 5-2 to the Swift Current Hurricanes on Saturday, then 7-4 to the Ntore Dame bantam Hounds on Sunday.
The Bruins (12-12-2) are now in ninth place in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League.
On Sunday, the Bruins led 4-3 after the second period, but the bantam Hounds piled up four unanswered goals in the third.
Estevan's Cole Piche and Notre Dame's Connor Mylymok traded goals in the first period.
In the second, the two teams traded several goals, beginning with Marc Shaw putting the Bruins up 2-1 at the 6:23 mark.
Less than two minutes later, Thomas Casey tied it up for the Hounds.
Shaw scored again at the 11-minute mark, only for the Hounds to tie it four minutes later on a power play goal by Loeden Schaufler.
Shaw's third of the period came with 47 seconds left to put the Bruins ahead by one.
In the third, Notre Dame got goals from Leighton Burns-Marion, Zack Kosteniuk, Robert Howatt and Carson Focht.
It was a similar situation for the Bruins on Saturday, as they were tied 2-2 after two periods, only for the Hurricanes to pour on three unanswered in the third.
Estevan's Colton Winton and Swift Current's Parker Wall each scored in the first period.
In the second, it was Shaw for the Bruins and Tanner Fritzke for the Hurricanes.
In the third, Taylor Cowie, Carter Tangen and Fritzke scored for the visitors.
The Apex Bruins will begin their first round provincial series against the Regina Capitals tonight, hosting the first-place Capitals at 7:45 p.m. at Affinity Place.
Game 2 is on Sunday in Regina.
