St. Louis Selects 18U tried its best to erase a two-goal deficit, but California Titans 18U would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 2-1.

California Titans 18U made the score 2-0 on a goal by Connor Chilton at 5:32 in the second period, and St. Louis Selects 18U got as close as 2-1 when Tyler McAtee scored 4:25 into the third period.

California Titans 18U was led by goalie Rett Rook, who finished with 34 saves while allowing one goal. Rook managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.76 prior to the game.

California Titans 18U was sparked by Chilton, who had one goal.

California Titans 18U stifled St. Louis Selects 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. California Titans 18U found itself short handed often, totaling 16 penalty minutes and allowing five power plays.

Jarrett Sturtz also scored for California Titans 18U. Other players who recorded assists for California Titans 18U were Nick Bortolotto, Grant Minakawa, and Joe Schmidt, who each chipped in one.

St. Louis Selects 18U's offense rang up 35 shots on California Titans 18U's net.

More assists for St. Louis Selects 18U came via Jake Russo and Michael Schrader, who contributed one each.

California Titans 18U registered one goal on six power play opportunities. John Massara rejected 20 shots on goal for St. Louis Selects 18U. St. Louis Selects 18U incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.