Mooretown, ON – With only two games remaining in the season and in the middle of a playoff race for first place in the North Division, the Mooretown Flags dropped a 5-3 decision to the Kingsville Comets Wednesday night, putting them into second place, and finalizing their first round match up for the playoffs.

 

Kingsville opened the scoring in the first as Cody Ray made it 1-0 for the Comets. Jeff Schroeter would tie the game before the end of the period, as Mooretown out shot the Comets 14-8.

 

In the second, Ray would pick up his second goal of the game midway through the period for the 2-1 Kingsville lead. Dan Lumley would tie the game for the Flags, but two more Comets goals would follow, as Justin Parker scored on the power play to give Kingsville the lead, and Mark Sobocan made it a two goal lead with just over a minute remaining in the second.

 

In the third, Mooretown would pull back to within one as Schroeter would pick up his second of the game on the power play to make it 4-3. But it would be as close as the Flags would get, as with a pulled goalie for an extra attacker, Mooretown would give up an empty net goal to Parker for his second of the game, and a 5-3 victory.

 

Andrew Ganter made 23 saves in the loss, as Mooretown out shot the Comets 45-27.

 

With the loss, the playoff picture in the North Division is complete, as Mooretown and Alvinston both have 42 points and one game remaining. They both trail the Blenheim Blades with 45 points, while Blenheim also has two games left to play. Mooretown will take on Alvinston in the first round while the final game will decide home ice advantage. Blenheim will take on Dresden in round one.

 

Mooretown finishes off their season Saturday night with a game against Dresden.