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There were five games played Friday night, with the biggest margin of victory being a 7-3 Six Nations Arrows win over the Brampton Excelsiors. With the win the Arrows are 4-0 on the season and currently sit on top of the standings. The Excelsiors fall to 1-2.

Things were a lot closer over in Akwesasne, where the Jr. Indians and Peterborough Lakers battled their way to a 6-6 tie. Kyle Buchanan led the Indians with two goals and two assists while Peter Jacobs worked to adjust his game to Jr. A. Zac McIllmoyle led the Lakers with one goal and two helpers. Goaltenders Ryan Masters and Justin Delormier each posted shut-out overtime periods.

The Orangeville Northmen kept their record perfect, earning their third win of the season 5-4 over the K-W Braves. Jay Card, Greg Harnett, Matt Macleod and Matt McMurray had two points apiece for the Northmen while goaltender Nick Rose stopped 37 of 41. Evan Kirk turned away 55 shots for the Braves and added two assists.

It was another one-goal game in Mississauga where the Tomahawks fell 6-5 to the Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings. After scoring the first goal of the game, the Kings’ offense went silent as the Tomahawks went on a five-goal run in the second period. Unfortunately for the Tomahawks, the Kings then matched that five-goal run and had the upper hand in the final score thanks to the game-opening goal. Mike Woods posted three points for Orillia.

The Whitby Warriors downed the Toronto Beaches 9-7 on the strength of three goals and one assist from Mark Cockerton, two goals and two assists from Mark Matthews, and 38 saves from Jesse Gill. For the Beaches, James Neville and Branden Collins each had three goals and one assist while Shaun Palmer turned away 42 of 51.

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