The Chatham Maroons had one of their better games in a loss against the best team so far this season in the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL).
The team was in St. Marys on Friday, taking on a Lincolns team that had lost just one game this season. Despite scoring five times, the Maroons lost 6-5.
Santiago Jimenes opened the scoring for the Maroons early in the first period with a power-play goal. His sixth goal of the season was unassisted.
St. Marys would score twice to take a one goal lead into the first intermission.
The second period started the same way the first ended, with St. Marys scoring twice.
Jimenes would start a comeback with his second goal of the game. Getting the assists were Aidan Edwards and Parker Nyitray.
Andrew Baker would score his seventh of the season before the period wrapped up, putting the Maroons back within a goal. Jimenes and Boris Genov with the assists.
It didn't take long for the Maroons to tie the game in the third period as Matteo Mosca found the back of the net less than two minutes in. His fifth goal was assisted by Nyitray and Eric Wood.
St. Marys would retake the lead a few minutes later, but Jimenes was able to once again tie the game with his third goal of the game. The lone assist on the play went to Nyitray.
This was as close as the Maroons would get to winning the game as St. Marys regained the lead with just over three minutes left to play.
Gannon Hunter made 26 saves in the loss.
The Maroons were able to get back in the win column two days later, shutting out the LaSalle Vipers 4-0 at home.
Xandre Aitken opened the scoring in the second period with his third goal of the season. Grady Dale and Cooper Bordeaux assisted on the goal.
Baker added his eighth goal later in the period from Dylan Richter and Eddie Hickson.
Parker Nyitray put the game out of reach in the third with his 12th goal. Edwards and Jimenes with the assists.
Emmett Maher wrapped up the scoring with his first career GOHL goal.
Hunter made 30 saves for his eighth win of the season.
The win and loss over the weekend put the Maroons' record at 12-5-0-0.
They'll try to improve their record on Friday, as they once again travel to St. Marys to take on the Lincolns.
