Will Bell scored two goals and the Princeton Posse cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Revelstoke Grizzlies in the Similkameen Valley on Friday, Nov. 8.
Tyson Horiachka and Jace Shuttleworth also scored for Princeton (15-1-0-1), who extended its lead atop the Bill Ohlhausen Division standings to 11 points over Revelstoke.
Posse goaltender Blake Sittler made 31 saves and recorded his ninth win of the season.
Captain Jacob Smith was the only one to find the back of the net for the Grizzlies (9-3-0-2), who used a whopping 39 saves from netminder Ryder Ponto.
Second-place Revelstoke is one point ahead of the Merritt Centennials in the standings, ahead of Saturday night's KIJHL games.
Bell scored both his goals on Friday in the first period, with the first coming 15 seconds into the game. The Dunmore, Alta. product now has nine goals on the season.
After Smith buried Revelstoke's lone goal of the night early in the middle frame, to make it 2-1, Horiachka answered on the power play and scored his eighth of the year to extend Princeton's lead.
Shuttleworth scored his third goal of the season for the Posse at 11:34 of the final frame.
Both Princeton and Revelstoke are in action Saturday night, Nov. 9.
While the Posse visit the 100 Mile House Wranglers, the Grizzlies will be in Chase to battle the Heat. Puck drop for both showdowns is at 7 p.m.
