The 'Roos were an hour south last weekend trying to pick up some points against the Williams Lake Stampeders, but couldn't fill in the hole their first period performance landed them in.
The 'Roos faced an uphill battle going into the game, Williams Lake sitting above the 'Roos on the Eastern Division standings, at the very top in the division.
The 'Roos dropped precipitously in the first, allowing the Stampeders to run all over them with five unanswered goals.
At 4:26 into the first, the Stampeders opened up the scoring, with Nathan Zurak putting it past 'Roos netminder Josh Levesque. Not half a minute later, the Stampeders doubled up when Stuart Sasges managed to squeeze the puck past Levesque.
A power play half way through the period gave the Stampeders another chance and they jumped at it, with Matt Lees netting their third.
Again, the Stampeders doubled up on their points, with Tyler Fuller taking advantage of the momentum to bring the Stampeders up to four.
Then, with just over two minutes left in the first, Jaki Sanda poured salt on the 'Roos wound with a final, fifth goal in the first.
The Stampeders finished better in the first than the 'Roos, managing a goal on nearly every second shot on goal, with the team recording 11 shots on net, compared to the 'Roos 16. The 'Roos, however, weren't able to make their shots count in the first twenty minutes.
The second was a different story.
The 'Roos came out of the dressing room with renewed vigour, knowing how much they had to accomplish to move the game into the win column.
A minute into the period they started a comeback roll. Joel Boyetchko was the first 'Roo to score in the game opening the gates for others.
Twenty seconds later the Stampeders Andrew Fisher responded with a goal for the Stampeders to keep them five in front, which didn't last for long.
At 4:27 Curtis Gassoff reeled in the Stampeders a bit with a goal. Three minutes later Justin Fulton did his part in the comeback effort. Then, five minutes later, Nick Tomassetti joined in on the fun, bringing the 'Roos to within two points of the Stampeders.
The magic of the second wore off in the third, closing the doors on 'Roos scorers again despite a flurry of action by the 'Roos offense, including ringing three shots off the pipes.
Neither team managed to finish through nineteen minutes of play in the third. With minutes left, the 'Roos tried to break out of the doldrums by pulling their goalie, but only ended up giving a point up to Stampeders with a minute left of the game.
Their seventh goal was the final nail inn the 'Roos’ coffin, cementing the score at 7-4.
The 'Roos will be on the road again this weekend in Lac La Hache to take on the Tomahawks.