TISDALE - The Estevan Eclipse Downhole Solutions U18 AAA Bears went into Tisdale on the weekend and came away with two victories against the Trojans.
Estevan opened the weekend with a 5-1 victory Saturday night. Blaze Gutzke opened the scoring 5:41 into the first period, but Tisdale tied the game with a goal with eight seconds to play in the stanza.
Carter Tuplin put the Bears up for good two minutes into the second period. Cade Cole scored on a power play before the period was out, and Carson Birnie and Tucker Buhay added goals in the third.
Kaden Perron made 29 saves for Estevan, who outshot the Trojans 47-30.
Estevan struck twice early in a 6-3 win on Sunday. Birnie scored 46 seconds into the first period, and Jase Konecsni tallied less than 90 seconds later to give the Bears a 2-0 advantage.
Cutter Knight and Cole had goals in the second period, and Carter Onrait and Buhay tallied in the third for the Bears, who outscored the Trojans 2-1 in each period.
Jackson Miller stopped 25 shots for Estevan. The Bears held a 35-28 edge in shots on goal, including 17-5 in the first period.
The Bears (3-6-4) next game is Tuesday at the league-leading Regina Pat Canadians.
