Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Pursuit of Excellence 18U held on for a 3-2 victory.

A goal by Mitchell Zambon put Pursuit of Excellence 18U up 3-1 in the third period, but Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U pulled to within one on Ryan Lauk's tally 10:27 into the third period.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U was paced by Zambon, who finished with one goal and one assist. Zambon scored 8:19 into the third period to make the score 3-1 Pursuit of Excellence 18U. Jackson Caller picked up the assist.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U forced Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U goalie Brendahn Brawley to work between the pipes, taking 39 shots.

Others who scored for Pursuit of Excellence 18U included Adam Toor and Dallas Comeau, who each put in one. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 18U received assists from Ethan King and Dallas Goodwin, who contributed one each.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U was led by Eric Lauk, who grabbed one goal and one assist. Lauk scored on the power play 1:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U had gotten the advantage when Pursuit of Excellence 18U's Dallas Otto was sent off for checking from behind. Michael Butler provided the assist. More assists for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U came via Cullen McNally, who had one.

Colten Lancaster made 27 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 18U on 29 shots. Pursuit of Excellence 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's Brawley stopped 36 shots out of the 39 that he faced. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.