The Richmond Sockeyes will play their final home game before the holiday break Thursday when the Mission City Outlaws visit Minoru Arenas at 7 p.m.
The Sockeyes are fresh off a 7-1 drubbing of the Langley Knights on Monday night. Seven different scorers applied the damage as the hosts jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one period and never looked back in handing the Knights their 23rd loss in 29 games. Local product Arjun Badh led the way with a goal and two assists.
It should be a much sterner test against the Outlaws who currently sit atop the Harold Brittain Conference with a 20-8-0 record.
The win moved Richmond (15-10-1) within five points of Grandview in the Tom Shaw Conference. Those teams will meet on Sunday in Burnaby.
