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Martlets Fall to Winged Beavers in Rematch

The Seconds faced off for the second time this season against a talented and hard-working AOF team. The first match had ended in a hard-fought 1-1 tie at Avon, and this game promised to be another barnburner. The visitors certainly came to play, and took advantage of the Martlets' short bench to push the pace of play for the full 45 minutes. The Seconds hung tough and played significantly better hockey in the second and third periods after a bumpy start, and despite earning some good scoring chances found themselves chasing the lead all afternoon. Avon fired 45 shots on keeper Jack Schroeder '22, while the Black and Gold mustered only 18; in the first period alone the home side was outshot 2-20 (yikes) and was fortunate to get out of the period down only 0-2. Both goals came on deflections in front of Schroeder: the first on the second shift of the game when Westminster failed to cover the left point and the hard shot from the Avon defenseman was tipped neatly over Schroeder's shoulder. The Winged Beavers buzzed around the Martlet end for most of the first period, and added to their lead when they trapped Westminster with a sustained forecheck and a cross-ice pass deflected off a Westminster skate and into the net. A bad break, certainly, but given how hard Avon was working a goal they deserved. After the first, the Martlets had a chance to re-set in the locker room and played a much better second period. Midway through that period, the Black and Gold cut the Avon lead in half when Aidan Petrie '20 crashed the net to collect a rebound of a Carson Roth '19 shot on the power play. Alec Paro '19 also assisted on that goal as the Martlets transitioned quickly through center ice. That goal energized the Seconds, and they had the balance of the play for the rest of the second and into the third period. Unfortunately, they could not solve the riddle of the Avon goalies — simply unable to consistently get pucks and bodies to the net to bang home the equalizer. With five minutes gone in the third period, a Martlet turnover on their own blue line led to a quick 2-on-1 against Schroeder which AOF capitalized on, making the score 1-3. That was a tough goal, and really decided the contest. A few minutes later AOF added their fourth of the afternoon, again tipping a hard shot from the point past Schroeder. And that's how the game ended, 1-4, and it would be hard to argue that AOF didn't deserve the win. The Martlets maybe conceded the first period, but they certainly battled hard through the final two. The team will build on that as it skates through its final two practices of the season and prepares to hit the road to play Deerfield on Saturday. With their record a respectable 9-6-4, especially so given the toll injuries and illness have played on the team this year, the Martlets would certainly like to get to double-digit wins for the season.
 
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