Tampa Bay Juniors pulled out a 5-4 (OT) overtime victory over the Palm Beach Hawks Hawks on a clutch goal by Tucker Barone.

Palm Beach Hawks could not complete its climb out of a two-goal hole. Tampa Bay Juniors made the score 4-2 on a goal by Barone at 5:01 in the third period. The Hawks got to within 4-3 on a goal by Alexander Garcia at 5:45 in the third period.

Barone had a great game for Tampa Bay Juniors, netting two goals.

Tampa Bay Juniors stifled Palm Beach Hawks' power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Tampa Bay Juniors forced the Hawks goalie Joshua Pippin to work between the pipes, taking 50 shots. Tampa Bay Juniors surpassed its usual scoring output this season. Tampa Bay Juniors has scored at the pace of 2.8 goals per game during the current campaign.

Tampa Bay Juniors also got points from Peter Lopez, who also racked up one goal and three assists to lead the team in points and Trey Stern, who also tallied two goals and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Tampa Bay Juniors were Connor Smith and Jonathan Hall, who each chipped in one and Brandon Goudreau and Jesse Bafia, who contributed two a piece.

Palm Beach Hawks' offense rang up 43 shots on Tampa Bay Juniors' net. The Hawks' penalty kill was ineffective, and let in three goals to Tampa Bay Juniors' power play unit.

Palm Beach Hawks additionally got points from Vincent Conti, who also registered one goal and one assist. Christopher Emma also scored for Palm Beach Hawks. More assists for Palm Beach Hawks came via Nick Mancini, Justin Jones, and Dan Fuller, who each chipped in one and Larri Heinonen and Orion Linnehan, who contributed two a piece.

Jake Cuthbertson made 39 saves for Tampa Bay Juniors on 43 shots. Tampa Bay Juniors incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Pippin recorded 45 saves for Palm Beach Hawks. The Hawks incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.