The Northwest Giants solidified their hold on second place in the B.C. major midget hockey league with a six-point weekend.
The Giants swept their weekend series against the last-place Thompson Blazers, before defeating the South Island Royals in a Sunday makeup game at the Burnaby Winter Club.
The Burnaby-based Giants started off the weekend with an 11-1 win over the visiting Blazers.
Justin Wilson, who garnered 10 points in the three wins, registered a hat trick in the opener, while teammate Nash Dabb also had a four-point outing. Ryland Chernomaz chipped in with two goals and a single helper.
The following day, Wilson put up his second consecutive four-point outing in a 5-0 win over the Blazers.
Chernomaz got the first-period game winner for the Giants. Keegan Jones added a goal and two helpers.
On Sunday, the Giants improved their season record to 23-8-3 with a 5-2 victory over the Royals in a makeup game.
Austin McQuay got the game winner in the final minute of the middle frame.
The Giants now trail the first-place Cariboo Cougars by just eight points with two games in hand.
This weekend, the Giants host the league-leading Cougars in a two-game set at the winter club.
The two teams meet Saturday at 7:45 p.m. and again on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m.
