Hockey / Mars - JV wins tough contest against Mt. Lebanon 1 - JV, 5-3

Mars - JV wins tough contest against Mt. Lebanon 1 - JV, 5-3

Date:  Source: PIHL Mars Planets

Mars - JV gutted out a close 5-3 win against Mt. Lebanon one - JV.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Michael Sforza at 6:49 of the third period.

Sforza had a great game for Mars - JV, netting two goals.

Mt. Lebanon one - JV's Nicholas Evangelista could not handle what Mars - JV threw at him, as Mars - JV netted its goals off of 11.

Mars - JV also got points from Jared Taylor, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Mars - JV also got a goal from William Scurci as well. In addition, Mars - JV received assists from Braden Hanna, Jacob Hulbert, and Nicholas Kiefer, who each chipped in one.

Mt. Lebanon one - JV managed to stay out of the box better than usual, tallying one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Mt. Lebanon one - JV ended up below its season average of 10.0 penalty minutes per game.

Mt. Lebanon one - JV was led by Ian Post, who had two goals. Post scored the first of his two goals at 6:29 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Mt. Lebanon one - JV. Luke Husak picked up the assist. Post's next tally made the score 3-2 Mt. Lebanon one - JV with 7:31 left in the first period. Husak provided the assist. Anthony Pettko also scored for Mt. Lebanon one - JV. More assists for Mt. Lebanon one - JV came via Antonio Evans and Troy Weaver, who contributed one each.

Angus Elder rejected 26 shots on goal for Mars - JV. Mars - JV incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Nicholas Evangelista made six saves for Mt. Lebanon one - JV on 11 shots. Mt. Lebanon one - JV registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.