A weekend sweep of the Norman North Stars has the Parkland Rangers riding a three-game winning streak.

Alex Campbell scored twice and added three assists to lead Parkland to an 8-5 win over the North Stars, Friday in Dauphin.

Forrest Karlson and Brayden Budolowski each had a goal and two assists and Campbell had three helpers in a 7-1 victory, Saturday in Dauphin.

The wins improve Parkland’s record to 10-4-3-0 for 23 points.

Following Saturday’s win, Rangers head coach Rick Freese felt the team played as well as they had to.

“We maybe didn’t play as defensively sound as we should have. Tonight our D was solid. We were clearing guys out in front. We were picking sticks up in front. I think our steer in the neutral zone was a little bit better,” he said.

“We still need to plug up the neutral zone a little more. But at the end of the day, we had some guys that played real good today. I thought we had some guys that played real good and are buying into our defensive philosophy.”

The effort on Saturday was much better than it was the night before. Facing different teams in the league, Freese said, can cause inconsistent play.

“When we play the Wild or the Thrashers, the top five, top four teams in the league, we play extremely well. We play hard and we play heavy. Some guys showed today that we can do it against any team in the league. And if we get consistent that way, it’s only going to benefit us going forward,” he said.

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