Quin Foreman’s goal in the second period stood up as the winner, and Matthew Greenfield made 38 saves as the West Kelowna Warriors rebounded with a 3-2 win over the Langley Rivermen on Friday night at Royal LePage Place.
West Kelowna got on the board in the opening period on a highlight reel goal from Brett Mennear, sending the crowd into a frenzy as he beat the Langley defense and went upstairs on the backhand past Bo Didur to make it 1-0.
The Rivermen responded in the middle frame, tying the game on a bank shot from below the goal line, before Scott Allan’s wrister from the point eluded Didur just four minutes later.
Foreman’s one-timer from the circle off a Rylan Yaremko pass made it 3-1 for the Warriors, as the 956 fans in attendance went nuts for the marker.
Langley got within one in the third, but Greenfield shut the door, including a huge pad save while the Warriors were short-handed.
West Kelowna sealed down the defensive zone to finish off the victory.
The Warriors are back in action on Tuesday MORNING at 11 AM against the Vernon Vipers, as over 1200 Students will be in attendance for Anti-Bullying Awareness! Everyone is welcome to attend this game, but seats are limited. West Kelowna visits Vernon Wednesday at the same 11 AM start time.
