Giants fall to Royals for sixth straight loss
Posted January 26, 2013 10:05 pm.
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VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – The Victoria Royals handed the Vancouver Giants their sixth loss in a row as they scored twice on the powerplay in a 4-1 victory. The win was the seventh straight for Victoria.
The Giants were looking to redeem themselves for a loss in Victoria on Friday night, but it took the home team just under six minutes to get on the scoreboard. Jamie Crooks beat Jared Rathjen to make it 1-0.
The Royals extended their lead with the man advantage as Brandon Magee scored the first of his two goals on the night at 12:12 of the opening period. Magee tallied again in the third period, giving him six goals in the weekend series against Vancouver. He scored four times on Friday.
Brandon Fushimi also scored for Victoria, while Cain Franson had the lone Giants goal in the third period.
Jared Rathjen made 23 stops for Vancouver in the loss.
The Giants will have a few days off now as they prepare to host the Prince Albert Raiders on Wednesday.
