Balanced Braves earn third straight victory

Four different Braves scored in the first period and Ryan Skier made 31 saves as Spokane beat Beaver Valley 4-3 Saturday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at Planet Ice.

Cam Sargent, Damon Hollandsworth, Leif Sherman and Evan Witt scored for Spokane.

It was the Braves’ third consecutive victory.

Flyers stop Roughriders

Derick Abney and Chris Japhet each scored twice as Spokane put 53 shots on net in a 7-5 win over Butte in North Pacific Hockey League action in Butte, Mont.