The Mt.Brydges Bulldogs tried their best to erase a four-goal deficit, but the Thamesford Trojans would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 6-5.

Thamesford took a 6-2 lead during the third period, only to have Mt.Brydges storm back on a Grant Duffield goal 19:36 into the third period to pull to one goal down.

Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 3:34 into the third period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.

The Trojans' offense rang up 42 shots on the Bulldogs' net. Thamesford was held back by its power play unit, which tallied two goals on 11 chances.

The Trojans were led by Kyle Walker, who finished with three goals and one assist. Thamesford also got points from Liam Billings, who also had one goal and one assist and Mitch Davies, who also registered one goal and two assists. Alex Lumani also scored for Thamesford. Other players who recorded assists for Thamesford were Nicholas Moniz, who had two and James Toye, Marcus Gverzdys, and Adam Levine, who contributed one a piece.

Mt.Brydges racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 10 minors and one major for 45 minutes in penalty time. The Bulldogs surpassed its season average of 25.0 penalty minutes per game. Mt.Brydges' goal total was higher than its season average. This season, the Bulldogs average 2.1 goals per contest.

Mt.Brydges additionally got points from Grant Johns, who also tallied one goal and two assists and Spencer Wilson, who also racked up one goal and three assists to lead the team in points. Mt.Brydges also got a goal from Cole Chilvers as well. In addition, Mt.Brydges received assists from Sean Candler, who had two.

Thamesford's Jake Fonti stopped 22 shots out of the 27 that he faced. The Trojans ended with 23 minutes in penalty time with nine minors and one major. For Thamesford, Liam Carson was ejected from the game. Patrick Maziarz rejected 36 shots on goal for Mt.Brydges. The Bulldogs registered one goal on five power play opportunities. Mt.Brydges ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Curtis Taylor was ejected from the game.