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Sarnia,
ON - The Sarnia Pacers looked evenly matched against
the S t.
Catharine's Spartans Saturday evening, but were put
back into the losing column after the Spartans held
the Pacers scoreless after the first period, on
route to a 11-3 final in Jr. B Lacrosse.
Sarnia
got the game started with a Kevin Conroy shorthanded
goal just 1:01 into the first period. But with the
powerplay still in effect, the Spartans would knot
the game up as Kyle Potter made it 1-1. Justin
Matthews played a strong first period, stopping shot
after shot for the Pacers and keeping the score
even. But eventually the shot total would get to be
to much, and Spartan Tyler Strassburg would make it
a 2-1 game.
Minutes
later, Conroy would tie things back up for the
Pacers, and would eventually give them the lead with
his third of the period, a behind the back shot,
that gave the Pacers the go ahead. But it would be
short lived, as Trevor Hines would tie it back up
with his goal, as the Spartans and Pacers were even
after the first period.
In the
third, things looked to be even on the score sheet,
as neither team could get any goals passes the
keepers. But as the shot total continued to climb
for the Spartans, they would eventually find holes
in the Wall in front of the Pacers net. Michael
Sharp put the Spartans up with his mid-period goal,
followed seconds later by Jim Sheehan and Charlie
Sheehan to make it 6-3. Strassburg would cap off the
period with a powerplay goal, as the Spartans score
four times, and held the Pacers to no goals and take
a 7-3 lead.
The
Third would echo the second, as neither team could
find a goal in the first nine minutes of play until
Charlie Sheehan scored to make it an 8-1 game.
Strassburg would complete his hat-trick, while
Branden Handley and Kyle Winterbottom each scored
shorthanded goals in the period, giving the Spartans
an 11-3 lead and eventual victory.
Matthews
stopped 38 of the 49 shots he faced in the game,
while the Pacers managed 39 shots on net. With the
loss, Sarnia now sits tied for 3rd with London with
4-10-0 records.
The
Pacers finish up their five game home stand on
Sunday, June 5th against Windsor at 7:00pm.
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