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Sackville records 6th win, Membertou wins 5th in a row
The Sackville Blazers had little difficulty in winning their 6th game of the season in Windsor Oct 29 as they dealt the Leafs their fifth loss in six games.
Sackville 6 Valley Maple Leafs 3
The Blazers struck quick and were leading the Leafs 3-1 by the time the second period was five minutes old but the Leafs found some momentum and tied the game 3-3 entering the third period. However, as has been the case all season, the Leafs struggled in the third allowing the Blazers three unanswered goals including the game winner from Zephron Hachey only 2:29 into the third. Brian Grandy concluded the game’s scoring with an empty net goal with 1:04 remaining in regulation. Other Blazer goals were scored by Brock McNeil who had a pair, Degen Noble and Jack Walsh. For the Leafs, Andrew McCarron, Jake Hunt and Brady MacLean all scored with 2 of them being power-play goals. The Blazers outshot the Leafs 62-32 and now stand 6-2-1 on the season for 13 points, one point behind Antigonish for the overall League points lead. The Valley stands at 1-5-0 after six games.
Membertou 5 Eskasoni 2
The Membertou Jr. Miners met arch-rival the Eskasoni Jr. Eagles in Membertou Sat Oct 30 and won their 5th consecutive game after losing their opening two of the season to now stand at 5-2-0. AJ Lloy scored a pair of goals for the Jr. Miners and added an assist while single goals went to Ashton Paul, Nathaniel Fuller and Alex MacKinnon who also recorded 3 assists. For the Eagles who tied the game 1:40 into the 3rd period at 2-2, Thomas Simon scored both goals. Despite the 5 goals, the Jr Miners were still outshot by the Jr. Eagles 43-26 and Jr. Miners goalie Spencer Shebib was kept busy throughout the game. The Jr, Eagles have been involved in some close games to date but can’t seem to buy a break as they saw their record fall to 1-7-0.
Pictou County 4 Cumberland County 0
The Cumberland County Blues were dealt a 4-0 shut-out loss by the Pictou County Scotians in Springhill Friday, Oct 29 but still remain a point up on the Scotians for the fourth and final playoff berth in the Sid Rowe Division. The win for the Scotians puts them at 2-2-0 while the loss for the Blues drops them 2-4-1. Connor Aucoin scored a pair of goals for the Scotians including the third of the game with 38 seconds left in the second period while also collecting an assist. Matt Carson recorded the game winner only 37 seconds into the opening period for the Scotians. Thomas Kennally scored the lone goal of the third period for Pictou who were also helped out with a 3 assist performance from Matt Chediac. Pictou outshot Cumberland 38-36.