Last Wednesday, the Predators traveled to LaSalle to take on the Vipers. It was another frustrating loss in a game which was tied 2 – 2 with 8 minutes left to play. LaSalle scored first at 4:29 of the first period and took the 1 – 0 lead into the second period. Then the Predators tied it at 6:24 of second when Duncan McSorley scored. Brandon Ethier and  Cody Curts earned the assists on the goal. Then at 14:19 with the Predators enjoying a power play the Vipers surprised them with an unassisted short handed goal to once again take the lead. Less than one minute later Duncan McSorley took a pass from Brandon  

Ethier and got his second goal of the game to tie the game at 2 – 2. Play was even at the start of the third period until LaSalle scored at 12:37 to take the lead again. One minute later Ben Woodley was being called for checking from behind penalty when he ended up in a fight with a Viper player. The combatants were ejected from the game but the Predators found themselves a man short after the penalties were assessed. The Vipers scored on their power play to take a 4 – 2 lead. They then got an insurance goal at 17:52 to make the final score 5 – 2.

Last Saturday, in the first of two games in a row against the St. Marys Lincolns the Predators dug themselves a hole early when the Lincolns scored first at 1:31. The play and the shots on goal were fairly even through out the period but the Lincolns bagged two more at 9:49 and 11:55 to take a 3 – 0 lead into the second period. Sean Parker replaced Taylor Lush in goal after the Lincolns third goal and responded with some good saves. At 4:20 of the second Matt Melo directed a pass from Brandon Stewart into the St. Marys net. Rob Brock got the other assist. Unfortunately for the Predators, the Lincolns upped  their game again with two more goals in the period and took a 5 – 1 lead into the third period. In a game which was surprisingly light in penalties the Predators scored the only power play goal of the game at 9:19 of the third period. Rhys Thornton and Dave Hutchinson assisted when Ben Woodley fired one past Marc Nother. Nother a former Lambton Shores Predator now playing net for the Lincolns had a strong game in goal. The Predators third goal was scored by Dan Maidens with Samir Jomaa and Kalvin Thornton earning assists. The game ended at 8 – 3.

An encouraging sign in the game for the Predators was playing with more discipline and only taking 3 penalties during the game. They also managed to kill the penalties when ever they were short handed.