The 2008-09 Duxbury High School boys’ hockey team is in the midst of its toughest stretch of the season, having gone 0-5-1 in its last six games and hanging on by a thread for a chance at postseason play.

After a 3-2 win over Marshfield on January 17 had the Dragons at 5-4-1, it’s been all downhill for Coach John’s Blake’s squad, as his young team has barely averaged two goals per game during its winless streak.

A 6-2 loss to Braintree started last week, and a 4-2 loss to Division II powerhouse Coyle-Cassidy on Wednesday night only made the pressure worse for the Dragons on Saturday when they took on Bridgewater-Raynham on Senior Night at The Bog.

Hoping to buy some time and a victory, the Dragons got neither, as they fell to B-R, 4-1, necessitating they win four or five of their last five games in order to make the tournament.

Scoring has been the major problem for Duxbury this year, forcing junior goaltender Dan Sangster to be on his game every night. When he’s not, the Dragons have a problem. Despite out-shooting the Trojans, 32-23, B-R left the ice after the first period with a 1-0 lead and saw it grow to 3-0 after the second. Colin Woods’ third period tally would slice the margin to two, but a fourth goal on replacement netminder Wes Barrington would seal the win for the visitors.

“The effort is there and the kids are working hard, but we’re just not getting the breaks and we don’t have a lot of experience with only four seniors on the team,” said Blake.

On Wednesday night the team will travel to Medford for a 7 p.m. game in hopes of keeping their slim playoff hopes alive.