Mooretown, ON – The top two teams in each division faced off Saturday night, as the Essex 73's travelled to Mooretown and picked up a 6-3 victory on the Flags.

 

Essex opened the scoring in the first as Colin DeLaet score the periods only goal to give Essex the 1-0 lead.

 

In the second, Dan Bacon would score a minute into the period to extend the lead to two goals, while Brian Hamlin would make it a three goal lead with his powerplay goal

 

But Mooretown would cut into the lead, as Josh Teschke scored a minute after Essex to make it a 3-1 game. Michael Gray would make it a 3-2 game near the end of the period, scoring on the powerplay.

 

Essex would go back up by two again, as Brett Beattie made it 4-2 to start the third period. After Gray made it 4-3 with his second goal of the game, the 73's would score twice more in two minutes, as Dylan Solecki and Matthew Hebert each scored to finish the scoring.

 

Andrew Ganter made 39 saves in the loss, while Jeff Schroeter picked up three assists on the night.

 

Mooretown is back in action on Wednesday against the Wallaceburg Lakers.