Rams blank Royals

The Royals work the puck around during a second period powerplay. Photo courtesy Carole Turner.

The Richmond Hill Rams came to Temiscaming and drove away with 2 points thanks to an impressive 3-0 win over the hometown Royals. After a scoreless first period, Andrew Wills lit up the goal light twice in the middle frame. Alex Derlis sealed the victory with a goal late in third period.

The Royals outshot their opponents by a 52 to 45 margin.

Roylas netminder Guillaume Piche made several big saves to keep the game close.

A total of 565 fans witnessed the Royals lose their third game of the season.

Things only get tougher as the Royals travel to Bradford to take on the league leading Rattlers Sunday night.

A coach bus filled with Royals supporters will be following the boys on this road trip.

The Royals next home game is Saturday, December 1st against the Nipissing Alouettes, game time is 8:30pm.