Spitfires Defeat Sting in Sarnia 7-3
The Spitfires took care of business in Sarnia on Friday night beating the Sting 7-3. That is the third straight win for the club.
It was Sarnia who struck first just 7:24 into the game. However, the Spitfires responded just less than 4 minutes later. D’Amico scored his first of the night on a deflection from a point shot from Grayson Ladd. Zito drew the 2nd assist. Just 3 minutes later Zito scored to put the Spitfires up 2-1 with a great solo effort down the wing before tucking it home. Late in the period the Sting tied it at 2 goals a piece which was the score after twenty minutes of play. Spitfires lead 12-9 in shots after the period.
In the 2nd period the Spitfires came alive scoring two goals one from Miedema on a rebound and another from McDonald on the powerplay which turned out to be the game winning goal.
In the third period the Spitfires scored 2 more unanswered goals from Cuylle and D’Amico to take a commanding 6-2 lead. Just 40 seconds later Sarnia scored to make it a 6-3 game with 11:42 left to play in the third period. With just over 2 minutes remaining Cuylle buried his ninth on the season and the Spitfires took a 2-1 series lead over the Sting with a emphatic 7-3 win.
The Spitfires next game is Saturday November 13th at the WFCU Centre when the Soo Greyhounds come to town. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm.
