Dylan Dechiaro scored two goals, and the Peconic Wildcats 16U Gold – Lee pulled away in the third period for a 4-2 win over Rinx Hockey 16U Gold – Ferraro on Saturday at The Rinx. Peconic entered the LIAHL 16U Gold matchup at 0-1-1-0 and earned its first victory of the season.
Peconic took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. Rinx scored twice in the second period and Peconic once, so the game was tied 2-2 after two. The Wildcats then scored twice in the third, and Rinx did not answer.
Jake Ventura and Connor Leonard each added a goal for Peconic. Adam Steisel made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win as Rinx held a 26-15 edge in shots on goal. Nikolas Nasta had the only penalty minutes of the game, two for Peconic.
Jordan Haines and Colin Juarbe scored for Rinx. Joseph Sasso stopped 11 of 15 shots and took the loss as Rinx fell to 1-2-0-0.
Peconic moves to 1-1-1-0 and will look to build on its first win of the season.
