With four straight wins under their belts to start the new year, the Okanagan Rockets will head to the coast this weekend for action.
In a battle of fourth-place teams, the Rockets will visit the Vancouver Northwest Giants for a doubleheader, Saturday in North Vancouver and Sunday in Burnaby.
The Rockets (15-9-3-1) and Giants (16-12-1-1) currently share fourth spot with 34 points, with Okanagan holding two games in hand.
The Rockets are coming off a sweep of the Kootenay Ice last weekend in Trail.
On Saturday, Ben King scored his second of the game with 27 seconds left in overtime to send the Rockets to a 4-3 victory.
On Sunday, another one-goal game saw the Rockets edge Kootenay 3-2 on Rayman Bassi鈥檚 winner with four minutes remaining.
Cole Schwebius was solid, picking up both victories in the Rockets鈥� net.
The Rockets, who are playing four consecutive weekends on the road, will return home to CNC Feb. 24 and 25 when they take on the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.
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