Frank Horowitz lifted California Titans 18U to a 4-0 victory with a hat trick against Pursuit of Excellence 18U.

Horowitz's first goal came 12:00 into the first period. He then added goals at 32 seconds into the second and at 15:52 into the third.

California Titans 18U was boosted by Evan Robert, who turned in a shutout with 35 saves. The solid play of Robert will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 1.92.

California Titans 18U stifled Pursuit of Excellence 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man.

California Titans 18U also got points from Nicholas Bortolotto, who also grabbed one goal and two assists. Blake Carricaburu also scored for California Titans 18U. In addition, California Titans 18U received assists from Eric Weber, who had two and Connor Nilson, Grant Minakawa, and Connor Chilton, who contributed one each.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U forced California Titans 18U goalie Robert to work between the pipes, taking 35 shots.

California Titans 18U totaled 15 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 2-for-5 on the power play. Pursuit of Excellence 18U's Colten Lancaster stopped 24 shots out of the 27 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 18U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.