Ayton Dominate Durham Huskies 5 to 3
In the first playoff game for the Durham Atom Huskies the team came up short for a loss against the more faster Ayton Atom team. In the first period the Huskies were all over the Ayton team checking hard in order to deny Ayton any breakaways. Durham's hard work paid off at 7:50 when Jarrett Hooper scored a high shot giving Durham the opening goal. But as the teams battled end to end for domination of the game Ayton's ace scorer Riley Herman got behind the defense and scored to tie the game as the period came to an end.
In the second period Durhams Nick Kilpatrick scored at 6:44 assisted by Zach
MacArthur and Mitchell
McNabb. Again
Aytons Riley Herman scored to tie the game at 1:58 assisted by Taylor
Morin. The third period saw the pace continue as the two teams tried to capitalize on a mistake or loose puck, to get the go ahead goal.
Ayton scord early as Noah
Serro assisted by Andrew
Knutson put
Ayton in the lead.
Durhams Jarrett Hooper came up big with his second goal of the game at 9:39 putting the Huskies back in the game on par with
Ayton. It looked like the game would end in a stalemate as both teams seemed to shut each other down. But as the Huskies defense got caught up ice
Aytons Noah
Serro scored on a long shot at 3:57 assisted by Andrew
Knutson. In the last minute of play with the Durham goalie pulled,
Aytons Riley Herman scored his third goal on a open net dashing the Huskies chances for a tie.
Ayton won 5 to 3 in a close game.
