Athletics stayin' alive! (Updated)

The North Bay Athletics rebounded from a disappointing 5-4 loss to the Timmins Technosub Rangers this morning and defeated them 6-2 Saturday night at Pete Palangio arena.

Mathew Pepin had two goals for the Athletics while Joel Senecal added three assists in the victory.

The Athletics win evens the best of 3 playoff series at 1-1, with the deciding game taking place Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at Pete Palangio arena.

The winner of the series will tackle the Northern Ontario Bantam AAA regular season champs, the Sault Ste. Marie Junior Greyhounds.

Game Summary

First Period

1. NB: Mathew Pepin (Joel Senecal) 05:00 PP
2. NB: Dallas Wabano (Joel Senecal) 11:35
3. NB: Mathew Pepin (Joel Senecal) 13:55 PP
4. TIM: Tyler McGee (Justin Morin) 16:31

Second Period

5. NB: Liam Berti (Graham Loyst) 13:54 PP
6. NB: Aaron Kennedy (Chris Heber) 14:37

Third Period

7. TIM: Justin Goulet (Unassisted) 05:12
8. NB: Graham Loyst (Nick Schiavo) 05:43


With files from NOBHLAAA.com