Hockey / OJR outlasts Perkiomen Valley, 5-3

OJR outlasts Perkiomen Valley, 5-3


OJR and Perkiomen Valley were evenly matched throughout their contest, but OJR made the most of its opportunities and won, 5-3.

OJR gained the winning advantage on a goal by Johnny Kettelle 5:42 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

OJR was paced by Kettelle, who grabbed one goal and one assist.

In a losing effort, Perkiomen Valley was led by Kevin Lombardi, who registered two goals and one assist. Lombardi scored the first of his two goals at 15:12 into the second period to make the score 1-1. Lombardi's next tally made the score 2-2 with 19:08 left in the third period.

OJR excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in three chances. OJR's offense rang up 37 shots on Perkiomen Valley's net. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

OJR additionally got points from Austin Mourar, who also had one goal and one assist and Bailey Watson, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for OJR included Tyler Vokes and Shawn McCoy, who scored one goal each. In addition, OJR received assists from Ed Keegan Jr., Bennett Crammer, and Tyler Winget, who each chipped in one.

Perkiomen Valley's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three OJR power plays. Perkiomen Valley forced OJR goalie Patrick ONeill to work between the pipes, taking 31 shots.

Perkiomen Valley also got a goal from Kyle Zahour as well.

Patrick ONeill made 28 saves for OJR on 31 shots. OJR incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Perkiomen Valley's Hunter Thomas stopped 32 shots out of the 32 that he faced. Perkiomen Valley incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.