Winning weekend on the road for WHL’s Kelowna Rockets

The Kelowna Rockets extended their winning streak to four games on Saturday night, beating the Tri-City Americans 2-1 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash.

Rockets’ right-winger Leif Mattson scored both of Kelowna’s goals, including a short-handed, game-winning point in the third period, and was named the first star of the game.

The team is coming home with two wins after a successful two-game road trip to Washington State. On Friday they beat Seattle 3-2.

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After the winning weekend, Kelowna is sitting at second place in the B.C. Division behind regional rival, the Kamloops’ Blazers, who are currently on a two-game losing streak.

The Rockets will be back in Kelowna for a match-up against Edmonton on Tuesday night as they prepare for a six-game road trip through the Prairies in early December.