The Okanagan Rockets made a statement on home ice, taking three of four points from the visiting Valley West Hawks in B.C. Major Midget League action.
A week after being swept at CNC by the Greater Vancouver Canadians, the Rockets fought back Saturday with a over the Hawks, handing Valley West just its second loss of the season.
Captain Mitchell Gove and Jordan Lowry spotted the Rockets to a 2-0 lead, before the Hawks made it close with a third-period goal.
On Sunday, the Rockets called on some heroics from Ben King to earn ae with the Hawks.
Trailing by a goal late in the game, King wired a wrist shot past Johs Dias with just 0.3 seconds for his second goal of the game to play pull the Rockets even. The teams then played through a scoreless overtime to earn one point each. Will Reimer, Chase Dafoe and Mitchell Gove also scored for the Rockets.
Cole Schwebius played both games the Rockets害羞草研究所� net, pushing his season record to 4-4-1.
The Rockets (7-6-1) head to Abbotsford this weekend for a pair of games, Saturday and Sunday, against the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
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