The Gloucester Midget AAA Rangers had trouble finding ways to stop the Brockville Midget AAA Braves, which beat Rangers, 4-1.
Jacob Shankar was all over the ice for Brockville Midget AAA, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Shankar scored the first of his two goals at 7:55 into the first period to make the score 2-0 Brockville Midget AAA. Shankar’s next tally made the score 4-1 Brockville Midget AAA with 16:03 left in the third period.
Gloucester Midget AAA was stymied by the Braves’ netminder Kyle Herbison, who stopped 25 shots during the victory. Herbison managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 3.06 prior to the game.
Brockville Midget AAA stifled the Rangers’ power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. The Braves’ offense rang up 38 shots on Gloucester Midget AAA’s net.
Brockville Midget AAA additionally got points from Rocco Barresi, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Cameron Hebert, who also registered one goal and one assist. In addition, Brockville Midget AAA received assists from Griffin Patterson, who had one.
The Rangers excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in five chances.
Gloucester Midget AAA was led by Marc Brosseau, who scored the team’s only goal. Brosseau scored 8:14 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Brockville Midget AAA. Sam Paquette assisted on the tally.
Brockville Midget AAA incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Brent Pledge-Dickson rejected 34 shots on goal for the Rangers. Gloucester Midget AAA incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors.
