Shane McCarthy scored three goals and Lucas Faranda posted a shutout as the Peconic Wildcats 10U Silver – McCarthy beat the NY Islanders Elite 10U Silver – Fortunato 11-0 on Sunday at Northwell Health Ice Center. The LIAHL 10U Silver win came one day after Peconic beat the same opponent 13-0, giving the Wildcats a 24-0 edge over two days.
Peconic took control early with five goals in the first period. The Wildcats added one more in the second, then scored five again in the third. McCarthy’s hat trick led a scoring effort that included seven different goal scorers.
Jake Banducci and Carmine Delucia each scored twice for the Wildcats. Ace Briguglio, Jake Difiglia, Dawson Shull and John Casper Keber added one goal apiece. Peconic put 55 shots on goal, and Islanders Elite goaltender Kimberly Bajada made 44 saves while allowing 11 goals in the loss.
Faranda earned the win and the shutout, holding Islanders Elite off the scoreboard for the full game. Peconic improved to 2-1-0-0, and the Islanders Elite fell to 0-3-0-0.
Peconic will try to keep its offense rolling, while the Islanders Elite look for their first win of the season.
