The Erin Shamrocks tried to dig themselves out of a four-goal hole, but the Midland Flyers held on for a 6-5 victory.

A goal by Jason Stone put Midland up 6-2 in the second period, but Erin pulled to within one on Alec Littlejohn's tally 17:02 into the third period.

The Flyers' offense was sparked by Evan Buehler, as he ended with four assists in a victory against the Shamrocks.

Midland bested its season scoring average. This season, the Flyers average 3.7 goals per contest. Midland could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 26 minutes in penalties during the game. The defensemen of the Flyers were also effective in Erin's zone, and came away with three goals.

Midland also got points from Stone, who also had one goal and one assist and Matt Schieck, who also registered one goal and one assist. Midland also had goals scored by Jon Goldsworthy, Hayden Stewart, Jared Aube, and Curtis Anderson, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Midland were Noah Bray, Darius Kondrotas, Steven Pickard, Jimmy Walter, and Matt McGrath, who each chipped in one.

The Shamrocks put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Midland to score on any of its three power plays.

Erin was led by Jesse Gunn, who racked up two goals and two assists. Gunn scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 6:02 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Erin. The Shamrocks had gained a power play chance when Kondrotas was whistled for cross checking. Keegan Martinec provided the assist. Gunn's next tally on the power play made the score 6-3 Midland with 11:28 left in the third period. Martinec picked up the assist. Erin additionally got points from Jeff Brown, who also tallied one goal and one assist. Erin also got a goal from Liam Adamson as well. More assists for Erin came via Mike Kri, who had one and Liam Kendall, who had two.

Jake Norton rejected 18 shots on goal for the Flyers. Mark Terry made 22 saves for Erin on 28 shots. The Shamrocks incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.