The Lakers, who dropped a shootout decision to the Ice Dogs on Monday, rode the strength of three first period goals to defeat Dryden in this one at Ice for Kids Arena.
Helping the home side grab that early cushion were Steve Terry, who potted pair, which was sandwiched around a Jordan Christianson effort.
Tyson Holder put Dryden on the board early in the second stanza to make it a 3-1 game after 40 minutes.
The Ice Dogs pulled to within one at 2:47 of the third that to Tyson Holder only to see Ryan Wildman provide some insurance for Fort Frances with 8:36 to go.
The Lakers held the shots on goal advantage by a 35-34 margin with Tyler Ampe picking up the win and Kim Wildhaber suffering the loss.
With the triumph Fort Frances ran their record to 31-11-5 while Dryden dipped to 21-20-5 in defeat.
