TWO losses on the road for the Mildura Heat men's Big V Basketball side made for a tough start to their travel campaign.

The Division 2 outfit will look forward to a home game this weekend following a tight defeat to Southern Peninsula Sharks and a final period blitz from the Sherbrooke Suns.

The men's first loss of the year came in a cracking contest in Rosebud on Saturday night as the Sharks h...