The Dunnville Jr. Mudcats tried their best to erase a three-goal deficit, but the Grimsby Peach Kings would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 3-1.

Grimsby took a 3-0 lead during the second period, only to have Dunnville storm back on a Tyler Springer goal 12:02 into the third period to pull to two goals down.

The Peach Kings were led by Trevor McEneny, who registered one goal. McEneny scored on the power play 6:35 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Grimsby. Grimsby had gained a power play chance when Evan Huckalo was whistled for cross checking. Andrew Kolodzey assisted on the tally.

The Peach Kings' penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Dunnville power plays. The Jr. Mudcats were unable to stop Grimsby from sending pucks towards the net, and the Peach Kings eventually piled up 31 shots on goal.

Grimsby additionally got points from Kolodzey, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Grimsby also got a goal from William Demers as well. In addition, Grimsby received assists from Aiden Board, Jeromy Hopkins, Nicholas Briggs, and Mathew Paonessa, who each chipped in one.

Dunnville forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up nine minors and one major for 33 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game the Jr. Mudcats had been spending in the box. Dunnville did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. The Jr. Mudcats average 3.8 goals per game.

Mitch Mathieu made 21 saves for Grimsby on 22 shots. The Peach Kings totaled 21 minutes in penalty time with eight minors and one major and went 2-for-8 on the power play. Grimsby ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Board was ejected from the game. Josh Rosettani rejected 28 shots on goal for Dunnville. For the Jr. Mudcats, Mark Topp was ejected from the game.