The Battle of Lambton County resumes tonight (Thursday) when the region's two Jr. 'B' hockey teams square off at the Brock Street Barn.

WHO: The Sarnia Legionnaires (8-6-5) vs. the Lambton Shores Predators (2-14-2).

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.

WHERE: The Sarnia Arena.

SIGNIFICANCE: Both teams badly need a win. Sarnia is in a dogfight with Chatham, LaSalle, St. Marys and St. Thomas for third place in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Lambton Shores, meanwhile, is trying to chase down the Leamington Flyers for the last playoff spot.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Predators are 0-9 at home, but on the road it's a different story. In fact, they have a 2-5 record away from Forest. Their last road trip ended with a surprisingly easy 7-2 win at St. Thomas.

STATS: Sarnia's powerplay is clicking at a 17.4 per cent rate, good enough for 14^th place in the 25-team league. Its penalty killing team is functioning at almost 84 per cent, good enough for seventh overall. Lambton Shores has the worst powerplay in the league, with a success rate of only 10 per cent. Its PK is successful 81.1 per cent of the time.

LAST OUTINGS: The Legionnaires lost 3-1 in St. Marys last Friday. Lambton Shores dropped an 11-3 home ice decision to the Strathroy Rockets on Tuesday.

WHO TO WATCH: Sarnia: Chase Clark has become the first Legionnaire to reach the 20-point plateau.

Lambton Shores: Big defenceman Ben Woodley (6'6, 238 pounds) has 16 points in 16 games. He wears No. 10.

HISTORY: The Legionnaires won five of six clashes between the clubs last season, with two of their wins coming in extra time. This year, Sarnia won the only previous meeting 7-3 in Forest. But the Predators gave a good account of themselves in the early going, jumping into a 2-0 first period lead before getting into penalty trouble.