The Prince George Cougars suffered a 4-1 loss on the road against the Tri-City Americans on Tuesday night in Kennewick, Wa.
The Americans scored unanswered goals in the first and second periods, outshooting the Cats 11-3 and 16-9.
The Americans earned another goal in the third, before the Cats' Chase Witala finally put the Cougars on the scoreboard with helpers from Brad Morrison and Joseph Carvalho.
Jordan Topping topped off the Americans' win with an empty-netter in the final two minutes.
Tuesday's tilt - the start of a four-game road trip for the Cougars - was the first meeting between the Cats and Americans since Oct. 9-10 in Prince George.
In that doubleheader, Tri-City won the opener 5-2 and the Cougars rebounded with a 4-1 decision the next night.
The Cougars will be back on the ice tonight in Spokane to skate against the Chiefs.
After a day off on Thursday, the Cats will clash with Spokane again on Friday and will end their trip with a Saturday rematch against the Americans.
Next home games for the Cougars are March 1-2 against the Vancouver Giants.
