With 18 wins in a 19-game stretch dating back to the beginning of last season—including a 6-0 start in 2016—it was almost as if the Okanagan Sun could do no wrong.
No surprise then that the Sun's recent swoon has stunned many of the club's veterans like a low body blow.
But as much as a three-game losing skid has been a frustrating and unpleasant exercise, Sun running back Kasey Russell said it just may provide the wake-up call the defending B.C. Football Conference champs sorely need.