Behind a great game by Sam Barnes, who had two goals, Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U defeated Pursuit of Excellence 16U, 8-4.

Barnes found the back of the net 7:05 into the first period to make the score 1-1 and again while 3:34 into the third to make the score 5-3 Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U averages 4.2 goals per game.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U also got points from Anthony Franks, who also tallied three goals and one assist to lead the team in points, Adam Pilewicz, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and Adam Alavi, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Jonathan Dagnal also scored for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U. More assists for Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U came via Troy Double, who had two and Arthur Birman, Kyle Cunningham, Mario Damasceno, and Austin Tonkovich, who each chipped in one.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was led by Zachary Zorn, who registered one goal and two assists. Zorn scored 4:35 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Pursuit of Excellence 16U. Pursuit of Excellence 16U also had goals scored by Ravinder Shokar, who had one and Tyson Jost, who had two. Other players who recorded assists for Pursuit of Excellence 16U were Ben Cameron, Konner Madsen, Kody McDonald, and Dylan Sellars, who contributed one a piece.

Pittsburgh Viper Stars 16U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.