Behind a great game by Cassidy Bowes, who had two goals and two assists, Pursuit of Excellence 18U defeated San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U, 8-2.

Bowes' tallies came at 14:34 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Pursuit of Excellence 18U and short handed 16:02 into the third to make the score 8-2 Pursuit of Excellence 18U.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U forced San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U's goalies to work between the pipes, getting 31 shots and forcing 23 saves. Wyatt Monear made six stops and Matthew Bohdan made 17. Pursuit of Excellence 18U surpassed its usual scoring output this season. This season, Pursuit of Excellence 18U averages 2.8 goals per contest. Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with three goals.

Pursuit of Excellence 18U additionally got points from Juanre Naude, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Brett Piper, who also had one goal and one assist, and Ty Pochipinski, who also registered one goal and one assist. Sami Pharaon also scored for Pursuit of Excellence 18U. Other players who recorded assists for Pursuit of Excellence 18U were Wyatt McLeod, who had two and Matt Kasowski, Aidan Buhler, Matthew Kopperud, Riley Thorpe, and Adam Kusior, who contributed one each.

San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U finished below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game.

San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U was helped by Tatu Kunto, who racked up one goal. Kunto scored 1:26 into the first period to make the score 1-0 San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U. Josh Morrison assisted on the tally. San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U also got points from Morrison, who also tallied one goal and one assist. More assists for San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U came via Joel Robling, who had two.

Jordan Wilde made 18 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 18U on 20 shots. Pursuit of Excellence 18U incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. San Diego Jr. Gulls 18U registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.