Stoney Creek Defeats St. Catharines 5-3

A night after losing in overtime, the Stoney Creek Tigers got back in the win column, defeating the St. Catharines Saints 5-3 at Merritton Centennial Arena on Saturday night. Josh Pietrantonio of the Tigers and Johnny Curran of the Saints each scored twice in the contest.

Curran opened the scoring at 15:04 of the first period, but just 45 seconds later Matthew Duarte evened the game at one for Stoney Creek. It stayed that way until the second period, when Bo Webster gave the visiting Tigers a 2-1 lead with his third of the season.

That lead held for nearly four minutes before Curran scored his league-leading sixth goal of the season. Once again, Stoney Creek responded quickly, as Pietrantonio put the Tigers back in front 3-2 at 10:16. Dylan Madge made it 4-2 at 14:32, a goal that would stand as the game-winner. Ryan Donovan pulled the Saints back within one at 16:31 of the middle frame.

Stoney Creek put the game away 3:12 into the third period on Pietrantonio’s second goal of the night, making it 5-3.

Matt Sagrott picked up his first win of the season for the Tigers, while St. Catharines’ Trevor Micucci fell to 2-2 on the year with the loss.

The second-place Tigers (3-0-2-0) and third-place Saints (2-3-0-0) will meet again on Saturday, November 21, back at Merritton Centennial Arena. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.

Scoring
1st Period
St. Catharines – Johnny Curran (5), Matthew Riva, Justin Brack – 15:04
Stoney Creek – Matthew Duarte (1), Dominik Crnogorac, Jordan Gignac – 15:49

2nd Period
Stoney Creek – Bo Webster (3), Dylan Madge – 5:10
St. Catharines – Johnny Curran (6), Justin Brack, Matthew Riva – 9:04
Stoney Creek – Josh Pietrantonio (2), Ethan Sims, Mike Ruberto – 10:16
Stoney Creek – Dylan Madge (2), Matthew Giannini, Ethan Spaxman – 14:32
St. Catharines – Ryan Donovan (3), David Pacan, Tanner Main – 16:31

3rd Period
Stoney Creek – Josh Pietrantonio (3), Mike Ruberto – 3:12

Upcoming Games
Thursday November 19
Dundas at Wentworth – 7:30pm | Harry Howell Arena

Friday November 20
Wentworth at Cambridge – 7:45pm | Galt Arena Gardens

Saturday November 21
Stoney Creek at St. Catharines – 7:30pm | Merritton Centennial Arena

Friday November 27
Wentworth at Dundas – 7:30pm | J.L. Grightmire Arena
St. Catharines at Cambridge – 7:45pm | Galt Arena Gardens

Saturday November 28
Dundas at Stoney Creek – 6:30pm | Stoney Creek Arena
Cambridge at St. Catharines – 7:30pm | Merritton Centennial Arena

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