Wheat Kings score 5 straight to split weekend with Raiders
The Brandon Wheat Kings scored five straight goals as they knocked off the Prince Albert Raiders 5-3 Saturday at Westman Place in Brandon. The Raiders beat the Wheat Kings 3-1 Friday at the Art Hauser Centre to kick off the home-and-home series.
Saturday’s game was the first time all year the Wheat Kings defeated the Raiders in regulation, as they Raiders finished with a 4-1-1 head-to-head record. Last season during the Wheat Kings’ WHL title winning season, the Raiders had a 4-2 record against them.
It looked good for the Raiders early on, as they got goals from Parker Kelly and Cole Fonstad.
For Kelly, that’s his fifth goal in four games and his 19th on the year.