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Hills Beats Bethpage In Rematch
Jonathan Wheeler scored the eventual game winning goal as the Hornets defeated the Eagles 4-1 in their second meeting of the season. The Hornets moved to 4-3 after their second straight win of the season. The Eagles dropped to 6-3 after dropping consecutive contests for the first time this season. Luke Guttman made 28 saves on 29 shots in a winning performance the Hornets. Matteo Belisse started his eighth game of the season for the Eagles.
Joe Castellano opened the scoring with 13:24 gone by in the first period. The play began after the Half Hollow Hills Hornets won the draw forward, Castellano forced a turnover at the Eagles blue line, entered the zone on a breakaway, and went forehand-backhand to give the Hornets a 1-0 lead. The Hornets lead wouldn’t last for long.
With 1:31 gone by in the second stanza, Michael LoBosco redirected a shot from the blue line by Nicolas Morolla to tie the game at one apiece. Jonathan Wheeler beat Bellise on a wrist shot with 8:03 gone by to retake the lead for Half Hollow Hills. Just over a minute later, the Hornets made it a two score game. After Spencer Menkes entered Eagles territory, Joe Fazio got behind the Bethpage defense and redirected a beautiful feed from Menkes past Bellise.
The Eagles tried to answer back in the final frame, but Guttman made a series of show stopping saves to hold the lead. With 11:55 gone by in the final frame, Jonathan Wheeler buried a rebound to give the Hornets a 4-1 lead.
Scoring Summary
Period | Time | Goal Scorer (Team) | Assist(s) | Goal Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 13:24 | Joseph Castellano (Hornets) | – | – |
2nd | 01:31 | Michael LoBosco (Eagles) | Nicholas Morolla | – |
2nd | 08:03 | Jonathan Wheeler (Hornets) | Peter Menexas | – |
2nd | 09:06 | Joseph Fazio (Hornets) | Spencer Menkes | – |
3rd | 11:55 | Jonathan Wheeler (Hornets) | Peter Menexas | – |
Three Stars of the Game
Star | Player (Team) | Stat Line | Performance Summary |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Jonathan Wheeler (Hornets) | 2 Goals | Scored the game winning goal in the second stanza, before giving the Hornets a three score leads in the final frame. |
2nd | Joe Castellano (Hornets) | 1 Goal | Opened the scoring on a beautiful breakaway goal which came after forcing a turnover by the Eagles. |
3rd | Joe Fazio (Hornets) | 1 Goal | Scored the insurance goal on a picture perfect redirect. |
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