Matthew Grosskurth scored three goals, and Rinx Hockey 10U Silver – O’Donoghue beat Long Beach Lightning 10U Silver – Ponte 10-2 on Sunday at The Rinx. The meeting of unbeaten LIAHL 10U Silver teams went Rinx’s way from the start. Rinx led after every period and outshot Long Beach 29-15.
Rinx took a 2-0 lead in the first period and added three more goals in the second to go ahead 5-1 after two. The hosts scored five times in the third. Donald Pierre Canel added two goals. Sean Fox, Evan Martin, Conor Wilkens, Tristen Pajak and Jorge Leonardo each scored once, giving Rinx seven different goal scorers.
Jackson Barnett and Ethan Miller scored for Long Beach, one in the second period and one in the third. Sullivan Pearsall made 19 saves on 29 shots and took the loss.
Rinx used two goaltenders. Connor Daly stopped eight of the 10 shots he faced, and Louie Savola saved all five shots he saw and was credited with the win. Ryan Bachert led all players with 8 penalty minutes.
Rinx improved to 3-0-0-0, while Long Beach fell to 3-1-0-0 with its first loss of the season. Both teams return to LIAHL 10U Silver play looking to build on their starts.
