The Melville Millionaires dropped their fifth straight on Friday night, a 5-3 decision to the Estevan Bruins on the road.
Ewan Rennie and Brady Wilson each scored twice for the Bruins to lead the way while Carter Onrait also scored.
Edward Knittig, Simon Parini and Leo Jewitt replied for the Millionaires who got 20 saves from Nick Genette in the loss.
Bruins netminder Benny Polhill made 21 stops to earn the victory.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday night from the CN Community Centre in Melville starting at 7:00 PM.
Elsewhere,
Keefe Gruener scored twice to lead the Flin Flon Bombers to a 10th straight win, 4-1 over Battefords.
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Conor Ryan and Carter Anderson each with two goals to lead Nipawin to a 7-4 road win over the La Ronge Ice Wolves
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Zac Somers scored the game winner in the third as the Melfort Mustangs scored three unanswered to comeback to defeat Humboldt 3-2.
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Angelo Zol made 33 saves for the shutout to lead the Weyburn Red Wings to a 3-0 win over the Kindersley Klippers in their temporary home in Assiniboia.