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Home sweet home for Warriors

West Kelowna hasn't lost a BCHL game at Royal LePage Place since early December
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Jake Harrison and the West Kelowna Warriors have won seven straight games on home ice.

For more than a month, no visiting B.C. Hockey League opponent has had an answer for the West Kelowna Warriors at Royal LePage Place.

After two more victories on the weekend, the defending RBC Cup champs have now won seven consecutive games on home ice.

last defeat at Royal LePage came on Dec. 6 against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

In addition to feeding off the hometown crowd, defenceman Jake Harrison said the °Â²¹°ù°ù¾±´Ç°ù²õ91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ recent run of success simply comes down to solid fundamental hockey.

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On Sunday, the Warriors had their best offensive game of the season, Conner Sodergren continues his recent tear with a goal and four assists, and now has seven goals and 12 points in his last five games.

Jared Marino had a goal and three assists and rookie Chase Stevenson scored his fourth goal in the last five games.

On Friday, newly acquired goaltender Gabriel Morency made his °Â²¹°ù°ù¾±´Ç°ù²õ91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ debut and made 24 saves in a 5-2 win over Surrey.

Somewhat reminiscent of the 2015-16 campaign, when they caught fire after Christmas, the Warriors (22-18-1-0) have raised their game to another level in the second half of this season.

West Kelowna is 4-1-0 in January and 9-2-0 in its last 11 games.

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The Warriors will look for their eighth straight win at home Friday when they host the Vernon Vipers. Face-off at Royal LePage Place is 7 p.m.

 





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