The Walkerton Hawks jumped out to a four-point advantage by the end of the first period and beat the Goderich Flyers, 12-3.

Walkerton got the win behind a great game by Brandon Lamothe, who had two goals and one assist. Lamothe scored the first of his two goals at 6:48 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Walkerton. Alex Perrault picked up the assist. Lamothe's next tally made the score 5-0 Walkerton with 11:12 left in the second period.

The Hawks forced Flyers' goalies to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, launching 42 shots and forcing 30 saves. Pat Do made 27 stops and Nathan Watson made three. Walkerton surpassed its usual scoring output this season. The Hawks have scored at the pace of 5.1 goals per game during the current campaign. Walkerton cashed in on power play opportunities, scoring two goals on three chances.

Walkerton additionally got points from Carter Franks, who also registered one goal and three assists, Josh Deyell, who also had one goal and one assist, Chris Gillman, who also racked up one goal and one assist, Calvin Penney, who also tallied two goals and three assists to lead the team in points, and Brett Coulson, who also registered one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Walkerton included Austin Russell and Matt Shields, who each put in two. Other players who recorded assists for Walkerton were Tyler Cunningham, who had two and Mitch Borden and Ryan Hamelin, who contributed one each.

Goderich's offense rang up 36 shots on the Hawks' net.

The Flyers were led by Cody McIntyre, who had one goal and one assist. McIntyre scored 5:05 into the third period to make the score 7-1 Walkerton. Goderich also had goals scored by Brandon Priestap and Jordan Pepper, who scored one goal each. In addition, Goderich received assists from Darby Tyndall, Mitch Kuik, and Taylor Helesic, who each chipped in one.

Walkerton's Tristan Lewis stopped 33 shots out of the 36 that he faced. The Hawks incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Goderich incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.