Mooretown, ON – The Mooretown Flags allowed three goals before they could answer back with two in the third, but they would fall short in a 3-2 loss to Belle River Wednesday night in Junior C Hockey.

 

Flags goalie Andrew Ganter faced a ton of rubber in the game, stopping 42 of the 45 shots the Canadiens got to the net, while the Flags could only get 28 shots through.

 

Nik Dobrich opened the scoring with the only goal in the first period, scoring midway through the period for the 1-0 Canadians lead.

 

The Canadians would score a pair of goals in the second period, as Jason Koumaris made it a two score game midway through the second, and Chris DiNatale added the third goal with 36 seconds remaining in the period.

 

In the third, Mooretown faced heavy shots, but still managed to climb back into the game. Kurtis Glowa scored midway through the third to make it a 3-1 game, while Jeff Sit added the second Flags goal with five minutes remaining in the period. Mooretown would not be able to find the equalizer and came up just short in the 3-2 loss.

 

With the loss the Flags miss the chance to get back into first place in the North Division and now sit a single point behind Blenheim. The Flags will next head to Dresden for a Friday game on January 20th.