The Lambton Jr. Sting Minor Atom AAA team took on the first place Elgin-Middlessex Chiefs in Komoka on Saturday afternoon and put together a very solid effort. However, this young team could not hold on and lost the game 5-4 in the final minute of play.
The two teams were
every evenly matched in the first period, with chances at both ends of
the rink but both goalies stood their ground and the score remained tied at
zeros through 10 minutes of play.
The Chiefs came out
strong in the second and had a 3-1 lead heading in to the third. Andrew “Mario”
Lemieux made a nice rush, shorthanded, to scored the lone goal for Lambton in
the period.
The third period was
very exciting for the Lambton faithful. Lemieux continued his offensive
outburst by scoring 3 more goals. His 2nd goal of the game, came
just 1:02 into the period and seemed to spark the Jr. Sting.
Assists on the play were given to Owen “Peety” Peters and Rider “Neener”
Nienhuis. Lambton continued their strong play and on the stellar offensive output
of Lemieux were able to tie up the game 4-4 with just 1:18 left in the game. Assists were given to Nicholas
“Nicki” Medeiros and Peters on Lemieux’s 3rd and 4th goals
of the game. Unfortunately, on the ensuing faceoff, the Chiefs rushed in and
scored on a low shot that goaltender Kaden “KMAN” Gray never saw. Final score :
Chiefs 5 – Sting 4.
The team travels to Goderich
on Saturday to take on the Huron-Perth Lakers and Cambridge on Sunday to take on the Hawks. Go Sting Go!!!