Jr. C Lakers Even Central Division Final With Game 2 Win in Whitby

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Jr. C Lakers are heading home with the Central Division Final tied after edging the Whitby Warriors 8-7 in Game 2 on Sunday afternoon.

the peterborough jr c lakers beat whitby on sunday to knot the central division final at a game apiece. game 3 goes wednesday at 8pm at the healthy planet arena (photo courtesy of facebook @ptbojrclakers)

The Lakers rebounded from their Game 1 loss by earning a split on the road in Whitby, evening the best-of-five series at one game apiece.

Peterborough led 4-2 after the first period and carried a 7-5 advantage into the third. Whitby battled back to tie the game with a pair of power-play goals before Ryder Perry scored the game winner with 13:47 remaining to give the Lakers the victory.

Game 3 is set for Wednesday at 8 pm at Healthy Planet Arena, with the series now guaranteed to return to Whitby for Game 4 on Friday if necessary.

Perry led the Lakers with five goals, including the game winner, while Quinn Jacobs scored twice and Braxtin Howard added the other goal.

Howard also chipped in two assists, while Bobby Crowe recorded two assists. Charlie Evans finished with two assists, with Kyson Campbell, Ricky Bevan and Cardiff Mader adding one assist each.

Game 3 of the best-of-five series is set for Wednesday at 8pm at the Healthy Planet Arena.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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