VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Jr. B次元官网网址楢B次元官网网址� Shamrocks fell to 1-1 on the season following a hard-fought weekend battle with the Delta Islanders Saturday.
The Rocks fell on home floor 18-16, dropping their second game of the season after a 13-11 score buoyed them to victory over the Nanaimo Timbermen in the season opener.
Delta opened up big leads at two points in the game, taking an 8-2 lead to start and a 14-7 lead into the final minutes of the game. The Shamrocks proved their mettle however, with a late salvo, notching six goals in the final 2:53 of the final period to get close.
The ShamrocksB次元官网网址� Brad McCully scorched the Timbermen with 10 points on the strength of four goals and six assists, followed by hat tricks by Cole Pickup and Colten Merilainen. Two-goal efforts by Matt Hamilton and Guy Cullen rounded up VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 top scorers. The Jr. ShamrocksB次元官网网址� next home game is this Saturday, May 7 against the Coquitlam Adanacs with a 5 p.m. game start.
In Intermediate 'A' action, the Victoria side lost a gritty 11-10 affair, falling to the visiting Maple Ridge Burrards in overtime at home.
The high-scoring first period saw a total of 14 goals in the opening 20 minutes with the visitors staking a 4-0 lead to start the game.
The second period proved to be a stark contrast to the first with no scoring at all, heading into the third, where the Shamrocks turned on the afterburners for the home crowd. Down 9-5, they streaked to a 5-1 scoring run, leaving the teams tied after the first 60 minutes of action.
Sudden death overtime would prove to be less fruitful for the green side, with the visitors scoring 5:38 into the extra period to emerge victorious. The Shamrocks fell to 2-1 on the season, but followed up Sunday with a 16-10 road victory against the Richmond Roadrunners to boost their record to 3-1.
Ben Preston and Caleb Kuber led the offensive charge for the Shamrocks against Maple Ridge with a hat trick a piece, followed by Nick Murray with a pair and singles by Garrett Wicks and Braydon Brown. The next opportunity to get back in the win column at home goes against the Delta Islanders May 14 at 1:30 p.m. at The Q Centre.
