Make it nine wins in a row for the red-hot OCN Storm. The reigning KJHL champions managed to squeak out two home victories against the second-seeded Peguis Juniors over the weekend, winning on both Saturday and Sunday.

Both games were highly competitive from start to finish.

Starting with Saturday’s recap: Peguis opened the scoring with back-to-back goals, but the Storm responded with two of their own to tie things up before the end of the first period. In the second, OCN took their first lead of the game with a pair of goals to go up 4–2. Peguis forward Darian Sinclair would then cut the deficit to one just before the end of the period, making it 4–3 heading into the third.

Midway through the final frame, Mathis Bacon-Labbe recorded his second goal of the night to extend the Storm’s lead to 5–3. Geordie Kohoko also tallied his second of the game on a Peguis power play to bring it back within one, but it wasn’t enough — the Storm buried two more goals late to seal a 7–4 victory.

Sunday’s matchup saw Peguis strike early, and by the midway point of the first period, the score was tied 2–2. The Storm then ran into penalty trouble late in the frame, allowing Peguis to capitalize twice on the power play to make it 4–2 after one.

In the second, Hutton Foster and Cedrick Puffalt came up clutch, each scoring to tie things at 4–4 heading into the third. The lone goal of the final period came from Storm legend Drew Peters — who made his return to the roster on November 4th — lifting OCN to a thrilling 5–4 win and a weekend sweep.

The Storm are back at home this weekend, welcoming the Norway House North Stars for a Saturday night and Sunday afternoon matchup.