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Kelly Carrington Staff Writer The Flin Flon Bombers lost their fourth consecutive game Wednesday as they faced the Battlefords North Stars. On game two of their four-game road trip, the Bombers travelled to the Battlefords where they were defeated 3-2. The Bombers and Stars had near equal opportunities as the Maroon and White fired off 27 shots against the home team while Brandon Wildung saw the puck 24 times. Flin Flon's Riley Storzuk picked up the game's first goal as he made it 1-0 for Flin Flon at 4:23 of the opening period. The lead lasted the majority of the first period, but the Stars picked up a power play marker at 17:07 to make it a tie game. Dillan McCombie earned the lone goal in the second period to make it a 2-1 game as the Bombers took back the lead. McCombie picked up a penalty shot at 19:59 to earn Flin Flon's last goal of the night. In the third, the Stars earned two more goals _ one at 4:33 and the second at 18:30. Both Flin Flon and Battlefords had five power play opportunities that night as the Stars were the only to capitalize. The Bombers now have two contests left in the 2012 portion of the season. Tonight and tomorrow, the Maroon and White battle the Kindersley Klippers in double-header action. Losing Skid The Bombers started the season strong with a 14-0-0-0 home record and a 8-0-0-0 record to start the season. December hasn't been the Bombers' best month. Of the seven games played this month, the Bombers are 2-5-0-0 with losses against the Nipawin Hawks and Estevan Bruins. The Bombers have dropped to the Hawks, Melville Millionaires, Notre Dame Hounds, and now the North Stars. Following this weekend's games in Kindersley, the Bombers are on Christmas break until Jan. 4 when they travel to take on the La Ronge Ice Wolves. From there, the Maroon and White will have a five-day break _ unusual for the team as they typically start the post-Christmas portion of the season with a four-game road trip. But this season the Bombers host the Weyburn Red Wings on Jan. 12, followed by the Nipawin Hawks on Jan. 15 and a double-header against the Humboldt Broncos on Jan. 18 and 19. In the 2013 portion of the regular season, the Bombers will host nine games in all.
