John Schultz scored twice, and the Long Beach Lightning 12U T2 TB – Hurley built an early lead to beat the LI Edge 12U T2 TB – Enright 4-2 in LIAHL Tier II 12U TB play Sunday at Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena. It was the Lightning’s first win of the season.
Long Beach scored three goals in the first period and led 3-1 after the opening frame. Schultz finished with two goals, and Michael Potapchuk and Brody Dowler each added one for the Lightning.
Nathan Gelb and Leonardo Bertorelli scored for LI Edge, with one goal in each of the first two periods. The teams split the second period 1-1, leaving Long Beach ahead 4-2, and neither side scored in the third.
Cooper Stone earned the win for the Lightning, stopping 27 of 29 shots for a .931 save percentage as LI Edge outshot Long Beach 29-22. Jackson Mijares made 18 saves on 22 shots and took the loss for the Edge.
The game included five minor penalties. Vincent Chimienti, Trent Tortorella and Billy Munsterman each had two penalty minutes for Long Beach, while Tristan Morrisey and Nathan Weber each had two for LI Edge.
Long Beach improves to 1-1-0-0, while LI Edge falls to 0-2-0-0 and will look for its first win of the season.
