(by Mario Bruni; Photo: Natalie Shaver) Erie, Pennsylvania – A long weekend road trip out west brought about some of the best play the Erie Otters have seen in weeks, battling against three top teams in the Western Conference. Erie started the trip off against the top team in the Western Conference, the Windsor Spitfires. The Otters would contend well with Spits, leading for a time in the second period. It would be four unanswered Windsor goals that would give the Spitfires 6-3 victory, however. Erie would then make the trip north to Sarnia on Friday in an incredibly tight-knit…