Peterborough Jr. C Lakers Drop Division Final Opener to Whitby

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Jr. C Lakers will look to even their Central Division Final series on Sunday after dropping Game 1 to the Whitby Warriors 8-5 Wednesday night at Healthy Planet Arena.

the peterborough jr c lakers will look to even their series with the warriors when they travel to whitby for game 2 on sunday (photo via facebook @peterboroughjrclakers)

Whitby built a 3-1 lead after the opening period before both teams scored three goals in the second. Peterborough narrowed the gap to 6-5 midway through the third period, but the Warriors scored twice in the final 7:30 to secure the victory and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

Braxtin Howard led the Lakers with two goals and two assists, while Ryder Perry picked up a goal and two assists. Kennen Withers added a goal and an assist, with Hayden Heigh scoring Peterborough's other goal.

Quinn Jacobs recorded two assists, while Ryder Evans added one assist.

Game 2 is set for Sunday at 2 pm at the McKinney Centre in Whitby before the series returns to Healthy Planet Arena for Game 3 on Wednesday at 8 pm.

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

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