With a month remaining in the regular season, the have yet to find a solution for the Vernon Vipers.

Rylan Ferster鈥檚 club will try again on Friday night when the teams face off for the sixth and last time at Royal LePage Place.

The Warriors (23-21-1-1) are 0-5 against the Vipers (29-12-1-4) this season.

鈥淰ernon鈥檚 a great team, they鈥檝e been at the top of league for most of the season,鈥� said Warriors鈥� captain Jared Marino. 鈥淲hen we play them, we have to get a full 60-minute effort, we can鈥檛 take a shift off.

鈥淵ou need to take time and space away from their top guys to give yourselves a chance to win.鈥�

Since a 5-0 loss to Vernon on Jan. 16, the Warriors have won two of their last three games, including 5-0 over Coquitlam on Tuesday at Royal LePage. With several key players having returned from injuries and others nearing a return鈥擬att Kowalski and Chase Stevenson among them鈥擬arino said with a dozen games left, the Warriors are headed in the right direction.

鈥淲e鈥檙e starting to get healthy at the right time, we鈥檙e getting close to having our whole lineup back and playing more like we鈥檙e capable of,鈥� said Marino. 鈥淲e maybe didn鈥檛 play our best against Salmon Arm (3-2 loss) but there were still parts of our game we like.

鈥淲e feel like we鈥檙e starting to get our game in order at the right time.鈥�

The Warriors sit fifth in the Interior Division, 11 points back of Trail and six ahead of sixth-place Salmon Arm.

The Warriors will close out a four-game homestand Sunday at Royal LePage Place against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

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