With a mere six points separating second and sixth place, a ³Ù±ð²¹³¾ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s fate can change quickly in the µþ°ä±á³¢ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Interior Division.
Particularly when division rivals meet head-to-head.
(13-16-1-0) and Merritt Centennials (12-12-5-1) will both be looking to get some traction this weekend when they square off in a home-and-home set.
The clubs meet Friday, 7 p.m., at Royal LePage Place, then again Saturday at the Nicola Valley Arena in Merritt.
The teams have met just once so far this season, but °Â²¹°ù°ù¾±´Ç°ù²õÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™ veteran said secrets between the two rivals are few and far between.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½œO²ú±¹¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, we know a lot about each other, ·É±ðÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™v±ð been watching video of them, so we know what to ±ð³æ±è±ð³¦³Ù,ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ said Sodergren, who is second on the Warriors this season with 27 points.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½œT´Ç play a team twice in a row, you know ³Ù³ó±ð°ù±ðÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s going to be high intensity in that first game. That usually carries over to the second night, so it should be a battle between ³Ü²õ.ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½
The Warriors sit sixth in the Interior Division, but have two games in hand on fifth-place Salmon Arm and are just three points back of fourth-place Centennials.
With considerable player movement on and off the roster and several key injuries, the 2016-17 season ³ó²¹²õ²ÔÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™t unfolded quite the way the defending RBC Cup champs would have hoped.
Still, as the Warriors found out last season, ³Ù³ó±ð°ù±ðÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s plenty of time left to right the ship.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½Àá think it all starts in practise, gelling with the guys and playing as a ³Ù±ð²¹³¾,ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ said Sodergren. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½œN±ð·É faces come and go, ³Ù³ó²¹³ÙÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s part of it and you have to do the best you can.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½œW±ð have to keep working hard and just find ways to win. If we stick with it, it'll happen.ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½