The Saskatchewan Rattlers fourth straight win came at the expense of Edmonton’s nine-game heater.

The Snakes edged the Stingers 85-81 Thursday night in the Alberta capital. Saskatchewan improves to 10-8 while Edmonton is 13-5. The same teams meet Friday night at 7 at SaskTel Centre to complete the C-E-B-L home-and-home series. Following is a re-cap from the Rattlers…

The Rattlers defeated the league-leading Stingers 85-81 Thursday night. In the process of the victory, the Rattlers broke the Stingers 9-game win-streak. Sharpshooter Negus Webster-Chan missed the game due to illness which left the Rattlers with a short bench. However, the Rattlers jumped out to an early lead midway through the first quarter and never looked back – fighting off the Stingers each time they cut into the deficit. Captain Alex Campbell put up a team-high 15 points in the victory.

Game 2 of the home-and-home series goes Friday August 9th at 7 PM at the SaskTel Centre.