Jan 12, 2020 | Brent Tinning | 527 views
WEEKEND UPDATE
The Stratford Jr Warriors Midget team earned 4 points on the weekend and remain atop the Alliance standings, 7 points ahead of the 2nd place London Jr Knights.
On Saturday night in Stratford, the Warriors faced off against the GLHA Jr Mustangs White team. After a slow start, Braydon Tinning put the Warriors on the scoreboard after he backhanded one past the London keeper. Caelan Trupp assisted on the play. Goalie Carson Knott faced a flurry of shots in the last minute of the first period but the score remained 1-0 after one. In the 2nd period, Jared LeSouder carried the puck behind the London net and passed it out front to Adam Windsor who gave Stratford a 2-0 lead. LeSouder then scored a power play goal, assisted by Patrick Holloway and Tate Gaylor. Ben Wyatt scored his first of two goals after a nice passing play when he and Holloway went 2-on-1 against a London defender. Trupp also assisted on the goal. Noah Rusen-Steele then found Carter Musselman in front of the London net to make it 5-0. Wyatt scored again in the 3rd frame, assisted by Holloway and Callan Ferguson, to give the Warriors the 6-0 win.
The Sarnia Sting travelled to Stratford on Sunday night and fell 5-1 to the Warriors. Caleb Musselman opened the scoring when he put in a rebound off a Jack Whitehead shot. Luke Gaylor had the other assist. Riley Mathieson scored his first of two, assisted by Rusen-Steele and Cohen LeSouder, which gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead heading into the 2nd period. Sarnia cut the lead in half but Stratford answered with 1.5 seconds left in the 2nd period when Whitehead sent Jared LeSouder in to make it 3-1. Gaylor, Musselman and Whitehead combined for another in the 3rd period with Gaylor getting the goal. Mathieson scored the Warriors’ fifth goal of the game off a nice feed from Jared LeSouder. Ben Wyatt also assisted. Kyle Powers got the win in net.
The Warriors play at home Wednesday nightagainst the 3rd place Kitchener Jr Rangers.