The U15 Cariboo Cougars took on the top team in their division and came away empty-handed.
The Cats dropped 5-1 and 5-0 decisions to the Valley West Giants on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The BC Elite Hockey League games were played in Langley and Surrey.
Jaxon Larmand was the only Cariboo marksman in the doubleheader. He opened the scoring in Saturday’s game, and it was all Giants from there.
Ryder Green and Kaleb Miller handled the goaltending chores for the Cougars. Kennedy Chalmers earned the Sunday shutout for the Giants.
The Giants improved to 18-3-3-0 on the season, while the ninth-place Cougars dropped to 5-13-0-2.
This coming Saturday and Sunday, the Cats are scheduled to take on the second-place Vancouver Northwest Hawks at the Fort Forum in Fort St. James. The Hawks boast a record of 18-4-1-0.