After a number of tough losses, the Battlefords Midget AAA Sharks were able to turn the page with an impressive weekend performance in Weyburn.
The Sharks picked up their first two wins of the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League season against the host Gold Wings with a narrow 3-2 triumph Saturday night and a dominant 8-2 showing Sunday afternoon.
“It was nice to see the girls be rewarded for their efforts,” Sharks head coach Gary Berggren said.
“We’ve had some tough luck around the net lately, but for whatever reason that all went away in our two games, so that was really nice to see the girls get rewarded for their efforts.”
Madison Sansom, Alyssa Roach and Ensley Fendelet scored for the Sharks on Saturday night, as they outshot the Gold Wings by a 41-30 margin.
“That was a close game all the way through,” Berggren said.
“We took it to them early on but we backed off a little bit when they got a couple of late goals.”
Chloe Burt made 28 saves to earn the win, as she made a number of key saves in the third period to keep the Sharks out in front.
Sunday’s contest was a much different affair as the Sharks scored four times on the power play and held a commanding 5-1 lead halfway through the game.
“We’ve had a lot of good looks on the power play lately as we were getting a lot of shots to the net,” Berggren said.
“We were converting on our second and third chances and that came from the hard work the girls were putting in as of late.”
Ashlee Wolfe earned player of the game honours for the visitors as she scored two goals and had an assist.
Fendelet had a goal and two assists in the win while Maya Tupper scored twice.
Sansom, Kyra Ledoux and Keara Amson also found the back of the net.
Chantel Weller earned the victory for the Sharks, as she made 44 saves.
The Sharks, who now have a 2-6-0-1 record, will return to the Battleford Arena on Nov. 26 as they will host the Swift Current Wildcats.
