Chase Mischo scored three goals and Anthony Grosso posted a shutout as the Long Beach Lightning 12U Silver – Deacon beat Rinx Hockey 12U Silver – Caesar 7-0 on Sunday at Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena. The LIAHL 12U Silver win was the Lightning’s first of the season.
Long Beach led 1-0 after the first period and 2-0 after the second. The Lightning then broke the game open in the third with five goals.
Mischo’s hat trick led the attack. Thomas Surgot, John Dugan, Cassidy Deacon and Rafe Kaminsky each added a goal. Grosso earned the win and kept Rinx off the scoreboard. Christopher Caesar made 27 saves on 34 shots and took the loss for Rinx.
The game included several penalties. Dugan, Kaminsky, Maxson Maggi and Connor Fox each had two penalty minutes for Long Beach, and Kyle Prew had two for Rinx.
Long Beach improves to 1-1-0-0, while Rinx Hockey falls to 1-2-0-0. Both teams will look to build on the early part of the season in their next games.
