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A road trip win for ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Rivermen

Split series with Surrey
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ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Rivermen split a two-game series with Surrey Eagles Sept 27 and 28.

The first road trip of the season by the ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ Rivermen involved a short jaunt to Surrey and a 4-1 win over the Eagles on Friday, Sept 27.

Eagles scored first at the South Surrey Arena at 12:45 on a scramble play in front, but Mason Kesselring tied the game 3:29 later off an offensive zone face-off win by Ryan Schelling.

ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ scored three times more, with Will Shepard netting his first BCHL goal, Ryan Schelling scoring his second goal in as many games and and Ethan Merner adding a late empty net goal.

It was the first meeting of the two teams.

During their second meeting, the next night at George Preston arena in ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦, Merner, Shepard and Ryan Schelling fought the visitors to a 3-3 tie, that went to a shootout and a 4-3 win for the visitors.

Riv are currently second in Costal East division standings behind the undefeated Coquitlam Express.

Tuesday, ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ will take on the Nanaimo Clippers for the first time, the first of three games in five days.

Puck drop is  7:15 p.m.

It's Toonie Tuesday – all tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the door or at .

Friday, ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ will visit the Powell River Kings for a weekend double header.