The Osoyoos Coyotes suffered their second loss in two nights Saturday, losing 6-1 in 100 Mile House to the Wranglers.
The previous night, they were defeated 2-1 by Kelowna on home ice.
Saturday’s loss was rough on 16-year-old rookie goalie Bailey Monteith, playing his first regular-season game for the Coyotes.
Monteith faced 34 shots on goal, playing the full 60 minutes, at the South Cariboo Rec Centre.
In the first period, the home team scored three goals to none for the Coyotes, outshooting Osoyoos 14-8.
The first two goals came two minutes apart, just before the halfway mark of the first period. The third goal was scored on a power play while Brandon Onstein was in the penalty box.
The Wranglers added two more goals in the second period to take a 5-0 lead. The second of these was scored on a power play while Cole Rezka was off for spearing.
Tyler Badger scored the Coyotes’ only goal of the game in the final minute of the second period. Milo Labonte assisted.
Despite the lopsided score, Osoyoos outshot 100 Mile House 16-11 in the second period.
The final period saw only one goal scored when Dylan Carr put the puck past Monteith with four minutes remaining in the game.
The two losses, along with a win in the season opener last week, leave the Coyotes in fifth place in the Okanagan Division. The Coyotes, North Okanagan Knights and Princeton Posse each have two points.
The trip to 100 Mile House requires a bus ride of more than 430 kilometres in each direction.
The Coyotes play again next Saturday when they host the Revelstoke Grizzlies at the Sun Bowl Arena.
RICHARD McGUIRE
Osoyoos Times
