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Cougars Fall to Wildcats ; Defeat Hawks

   
 Cougars met up with a tough Valley squad Saturday night at the Appledome.  Cougars led 3-2 after 1 period on goals from Logan Struthers, with his first, on the PP, Derek Gentile, and Mitchell Balmas.  In the 2nd Dylan Morley sniped for the CB team, but was answered by 2 goals from Kings Mutual.  Score was tied 4-4 after 2.  Drake Batherson scored an early PP goal to give the Wildcats a 5-4 lead.  It would stay that way untill Gentile scored his second of the with 2 minutes to play.  However, Josh MacMillan donned the heroes hat for the 'Cats, scoring the winner with 1:24 to play.  Final score 6-5 in favor of the Valley squad.   Balmas had 4 points to lead the Cougars while Gentile added an assist for a 3 point night.  Dylan Pimentel, Brandon Farrell, Landon Trickett, Logan O'Neil, and Branden Dauphinee all had single helpers.  Batherson, Cole Rafuse, Cody Budghart and Gregor Macleod all had 3 point nights for the 'Cats, MacMillan and Dylan Taylor each had 2 point nights while Chris Llewlyn had a single assist.

Liam MacDonald shouldered the loss, while Paul Janes had the win in relief of Kate Spooner.  Shot totals were unavailable.

Sunday am the Cougars bounced back against the Hawks. Halifax's  Liam Delehanty scored the only goal of the first.  The second period saw the Cougars score 3, Gentile from Balmas, Dylan Morley, and Hunter Bettens, with his first.  Michela O'Leary replied for the Hawks, score was 3-2 with 20 to play.  Morgan Barron tied the game in the 3rd on a PP goal assisted by Ryan Murphy.  Dauphinee, on the PP would score the game winner deflecting a shot from Bettens, Balmas also assisted.  Final score 4-3 Cougars.  Levi Denny picked up the dub making 20 stops, while Reilly Pickard sufferd the loss making 16 saves.

Cougars play host to Dartmouth Whalers on Feb 2nd and 3rd at Emera Centre Northside