Junior C Vets squeezed out

May 30, 2013 · 0 Comments

The Caravaggio IDA Shelburne Junior C Vets were again snake bitten as they were on the short end of a pair of one-goal losses this past weekend (May 24, 25).

At home on Friday night at the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex the Vets hosted the first place Wilmot Wild and lost 8–7 in overtime.

On Saturday, May 25, the boys in camo travelled to Innisfil for a rematch with the Saints in what has to be the lowest scoring Junior C lacrosse game ever – losing 3–2.

Friday the Vets blew yet another final period lead as the Wild trailed 6-4 in the third, however the Vets let their foot off the pedal and the Wild came back with three straight goals to take a 7–6 lead.

The Vets would get one back before regulation time.

The Wild scoreed on the power play in overtime for the winning goal.

Team veteran Tyler Greer lead the team with a natural hat trick while Charlie McCannell, Doug Derbyshire, Quinn Fraser and Tyler Sheppard all chipped in with singles.

The Vets outshot the Wild 53–34 and picked up nine minors while the Wild had 10 minors.

On Saturday night the Vets just couldn’t get the offence going but they were fortunate as the Saints were in the same boat. The Saints opened the scoring late in the first period on the Power play on a outside shot .

The Saints added to their lead half way through the second with another outside shot catching Vets goalie Garrett Reed over his shoulder.

The Vets finally got on the scoreboard when they finally connected on the powerplay with just over four minutes left in the second period as Doug Derbyshire cashed in from Jeff Brett and Quinn Fraser to close the gap to 2–1.

The IDA boys would gain momentum for the third as they continued to press the Saints and it paid off again as Tyler Sheppard tallied from Charlie McCannell seven minutes in.

Just when it looked like the Vets could be facing overtime for a second night in a row a Saints attacker slid through with a bounce shot with just over three minutes remainin to give the Saints a 3–2 lead.

The Vets couldn’t get the equalizer.

The doubles losses drop the Vets record to 0–3–1 for the season.

The Vets are at home twice this weekend and are looking to get on the winning side of things.

The Vets will host the Fergus Thistles at the Centre Duffering Recreation Complex on Friday, May 31, with an 8 p.m. start.

They will take on the Mimico Mountaineers on Sunday, June 2. Game time is 7 p.m.