After a 10-day break, the Lambton Lions were back in action Monday night against the University of Waterloo in OPSE Rocket League regular season play.
Lambton came out firing on all cylinders in Game 1 of the best-of-five match. Matt ‘Sin’ Sawatzky scored a hat trick in his third straight game dating back to Lambton’s previous match against Trent University. Fowler would add two of his own en route to a 5-0 victory over the Waterloo Warriors in Game 1.
Game 2 saw both sides clamping down defensively as both Lambton and Waterloo could only force six shots on net. Fowler’s lone goal in the match gave the Lions a 1-0 win, putting them up 2-0 in the best-of-five match.
Waterloo would change the pace in Game 3 as they exceled at both ends, scoring 3 goals while holding Lambton to a single shot — one which resulted in a goal from Ahrupt. Darkbeam, Gib and dpn each tallied for the Warriors in their 3-1 win in Game 3, avoiding the sweep.
In a back-and-forth Game 4, the Lions got an offensive push from veterans Sin and Fowler as they each tallied once. The lone goal from Gib wouldn’t be enough for Waterloo to force a Game 5, as the Lions took Game 4 with a 2-1 score, clinching the 3-1 match victory for Lambton.
With the win, the Lambtom Lions improve to 4-2 in OPSE regular season play. Their final match before the holiday break will take place on Friday December 4th when they face the Ryerson Rams (2-5).
