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The Rawtec Maulers鈥� regular season got off to a rocky start last week as the team suffered two decisive losses in a row.

The Maulers fell to the Tisdale Trojans in away- and home-games last weekend, setting a shakey tone for the early part of their season.

In Tisdale territory

The Maulers squared off against the Trojans in their opponent鈥檚 home rink on Fri, Sept. 21. The first peroid was scoreless, although Tisdale did outshoot Yorkton 12-1.

Deep in the second period, the Maulers managed to get onto the board when Massen Ziola scored thanks to assists from Josh Peppler and Anthony Roebuck. Unfortunately, this goal was the team鈥檚 only offensive victory.

The game quickly fell apart for the Maulers. The Trojans scored three goals in rapid succession before the buzzer sounded in the second period. Tisdale scored one more goal in the third to end the game 4-1 in their favour. The Trojans also outshot the Maulers 47-13. Aiden Elmy took the loss in the Maulers net while Trojans goalie Tanner Martin got the victory.

The Maulers earned 17 penalties during the game, leading to two power-play goals for the Trojans. Coach Kevin Rawlick thinks the team played well during five-on-five play, but the excessive penalties hurt their momentum.

鈥淲e need to stay out of the penalty box,鈥� he said.

Back home

The Maulers didn鈥檛 fare better against the Trojans during a home game in Yorkton on Sept. 22. The Trojans set the pace in the first period, scoring two goals within a minute of each other.

Tisdale continued their dominance in the second period, scoring two more goals. The Maulers fought back when Troy Bryska scored with assists from Justin Broekel and Tanner Hoffman.

Ziola tried to rally the Maulers in the third by scoring with assists from Hoffman and Austin Dycer, but it wasn鈥檛 enough. The Trojans scored one more goal to end the game 5-2. They outshot the Maulers 42-28.

Maulers goalie Kael DePape took the loss while Bryson Garton got the win in the Trojans net.

Four of the Trojans鈥� goals happened during power-plays. Rawlick said his team will try to evolve past large amounts of penalties.

鈥淲e want to continue developing,鈥� he said.

Up next

The Maulers will face the Saskatoon Contacts in Warman on Fri, Sept. 28.

鈥淭he Contacts are always a tough team,鈥� Rawlick said. 鈥淭he big thing is keeping [the team] focused.

鈥淚 want to see discipline this week.鈥�