Tampa Juniors could not stop Palm Beach Hawks' Jake Simons, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-2 win.

Simons got on the scoresheet 2:08 into the third period. He then added goals at 8:19 into the third and at 8:38 into the third.

Palm Beach Hawks made Tampa Juniors' goalies to work between the pipes, launching 37 shots and forcing 32 saves. Nicholas Malvin made 28 stops and Braxton Schulz made four. Palm Beach Hawks put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Tampa Juniors to score on any of its four power plays. Palm Beach Hawks outdid its season average for goals scored. This season, Palm Beach Hawks averages 2.9 goals per contest.

Palm Beach Hawks additionally got points from Nick Aleva, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Brandon Desrosiers also scored for Palm Beach Hawks. In addition, Palm Beach Hawks received assists from CJ Hoy, who had two and Kevin Mansolill, Chip DeFelice, Joe Duoba, and Matt Geib, who each chipped in one.

Tampa Juniors was helped by Paul Lochner, who had one goal and one assist. Lochner scored 11:21 into the second period to make the score 2-2. Michael Peletier assisted on the tally. Tampa Juniors also got points from Peletier, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Tampa Juniors were Christopher Bohlin and Chase Anderson, who contributed one a piece.

Jacob Bloomfield made 22 saves for Palm Beach Hawks on 24 shots. Palm Beach Hawks incurred 22 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Tampa Juniors ended with 45 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major. For Tampa Juniors, Ryan Menard and Jared Goudreau were ejected from the contest.