Preview: Vees get reinforcements with Merritt in town

Penticton, BC: The Penticton Vees (24-9-2-2) have won back to back games by sweeping Prince George and Wenatchee last weekend, and now continue their four-game home stand against the Merritt Centennials (16-18-2-1) in the fourth meeting of the season series. Saturday night the Vees bested the Wenatchee Wild for the first time this year with a 5-2 win. Massimo Rizzo lead the way offensively with a goal and two assists while Adam Scheel stood tall with 25 saves. Jared Nash opened the scoring by banking the puck off goaltender Austin Park from below the goal line before Josh Arnold tied the game with 1:29 to go in the opening frame. The Vees pulled away in the second period with three unanswered goals as Taylor Ward, Jordan Henderson and Marcus Mitchell all tallied to give Penticton a 4-1 lead through 40 minutes. AJ Vanderbeck and Rizzo exchanged goals in the third as the Vees won their second straight game in front of nearly 3,300 fans at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The Centennials are coming off a weekend split as they were shutout by the Vernon Vipers Friday night before rebounding with a 4-2 win over Salmon Arm Saturday. Merritt has....