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Wolves Midget AE battle Muskoka in playoffs

The Shelburne Wolves Midget AE will have to wait for this coming weekend to get back in their series against the Muskoka Rock after taking a 4–1 loss on the road in Port Carling on Sunday, February 1.
The series was tied 1–1 when game three got underway at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex in Shelburne on Saturday, January 31.
The Wolves were leading 2–1 at the end of the fist period in Sunday's game but gave up two goals in the second that put the pressure the Shelburne team to get back in the game in the third period.
The Muskoka squad went ahead by two early in the period.
The Wolves responded with a powerplay goal with 11:01 left on the clock.
With time running out, the Wolves went hard on the offensive and tied the game with 1:46 remaining to force an exciting overtime period.
With neither team being able to find the back of the net, they had to settle for the tie and a single point each for the series.
That set up the series for game four in Muskoka with each team having three points. The series is based on the first team reaching five points to take the win.
“I thought we played pretty good, we just need to do better on our powerplays,” Said Wolves defenceman Ayden Litt. “They (Muskoka) played better than their last game, they came back and battled hard. I think we can beat them tomorrow (Sunday) in their own barn.”
The Wolves lost game one of the series 7–5 on Jan. 24, in Port Carling, but came back strong in game two with an 8-4 win on home ice.
Wolves centre, Spencer Martin, said he was satisfied with the team's performance in game three.
“I think over all we tried pretty hard, did well. We have to work on staying out of the box. We have to take it to them physically but keep it clean.”
With no time for practice before heading up to Port Carling for the next game, the team was ready to battle it out for the win.
“We just have to play harder,” Spencer said. “Our strategy has been working so far, we can put a little more effort in maybe.”
The series will return to Shelburne this Saturday, February 7, for game five.
The puck drop is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex.

By Brian Lockhart

: Photos by Brian Lockhart The Shelburne Wolves Midget AE team battles the Muskoka Rock during game three of their playoff series at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex in Shelburne on Saturday, January 31. The Wolves battle back from a 3–2 deficit and the game ended with a 4–4 tie when a 10 minute overtime period had no goals scored.

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