Sarnia Pacers
vs St.
Catharines
Spartans
In their second
road game on the
weekend the
Pacers lost to
the St.
Catharines
Spartans with a
final score of 8
- 6.
Sarnia's Riley
Thompson opened
the scoring with
2 powerplay
goals early in
the first
period.
The Spartans
answered back
with two goals
the first on the
powerplay.
Late in the
period Mike
Butler scored to
give Sarnia the
3 - 2 lead
heading into the
second period.
In the second
the Spartans
went on and
scored four
consecutive
goals before
Jimmy Purves
added a pair of
goals for Sarnia
in the last two
minutes of the
period.
Score at the end
of two Spartans
6 - Sarnia 5.
Mike Butler tied
things up early
in the third and
held on until
midway when the
Spartans scored
two goals less
than a minute
apart. The
Spartans held
off the attack
to take the win.
Sarnia went 2
for 6 in
powerplay
opportunities,
the Spartans
went 3 for 9.
Justin Matthews
went the
distance in net
for the Pacers.
The Pacers are
now 0 for 3 in
the season.
Join the Pacers
for their home
opener on
Wednesday April
28 at the
Clearwater
Arena.
Game time 8:00
pm.