For the first time since moving to North Bay, the Battalion losing streak has reached double digit games. The recurring storyline all weekend has been “we gave ourselves a chance to win, but end up with no points.” And the three losses this weekend stretch the losing streak to ten in a row, the first time that has happened since the franchises’ inaugural year in Brampton when they lost 10 in a row in January of 1999.

But four of the last five games could have gone either way. Starting with the loss at home to the Sudbury Wolves on November 1st, the Battalion have either led or have been within a goal in the third period of play in every game, outside the 8-3 loss to Peterborough last Sunday.

They led in London 2-1. They led in Windsor 4-1. And again tonight, on the road against a Sarnia Sting team that had won eight of their last nine games played, the Troops opened the third, dead even at 1-1.

But a goal by Sean Josling, his team leading 17th of the season at 8:08 was what broke the tie, and two empty net goals followed, en-route to a 4-2 Sarnia win.

North Bay got goals from Brandon Coe and Mason Primeau in the loss while Joe Vrbetic made 17 saves on 19 shots.

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