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The Five bring a 10-7 record into Saturday’s action, having seen their three-game win streak end with a 122-120 double-overtime defeat against St. John’s last week.

The Storm, at 6-14, have hit hard times of late, losing four straight and nine of their last 10, but remain one of the NBLC’s more offensively potent outfits, with a total of 2,190 points.

Sudbury lost 131-122 in P.E.I. on Jan. 10, but rebounded to defeat the Storm at home, 139-125, nine days later.

“We usually find these games very fast-paced, very up-tempo, and we both play a similar style,” Stutz said. “We beat them once and they beat us once, so hopefully, we can get a win on their court.”

Saturday’s contest tips off at 6 p.m. ET.

The Five will face a team headed in a different direction the following afternoon. The Magic, with a record of 16-4, had won five games in a row, and eight of 10, heading into a visit by the KW Titans on Friday night.

“Moncton is a great team, well coached, and they’re the champions,” Stutz said. “We have to go into Moncton, which is a tough environment to play in, and come out with the win, so that is going to be very challenging on a back-to-back, but our goal is obviously to come out with two wins on the weekend.

Sudbury has yet to face Moncton in regular-season play, having split a home-and-home series with the Magic during pre-season.

“They’re pretty similar and they have a lot of the same players, but obviously, there is a lot more on the line now,” Stutz said. “It’s not just an exhibition game, it counts for a win and counts for a loss, and we’re both battling to improve our position.”