The Sauce Hockey Academy put on a clinic against the Queen City Young Guns, skating away with a decisive 5-1 victory. The tone was set early when Beau Bomersback opened the scoring for Sauce, finding the back of the net just over seven minutes into the first period. The momentum continued to build in the second period as Dawson Davison scored what would stand as the game-winning goal, followed shortly by a marker from Ioannis Tsoulamanis. Sauce's power play then went to work late in the period, with Bomersback capitalizing to net his second goal of the game and extend the lead to 4-0 heading into the final frame.
The third period saw the game's intensity boil over, with a flurry of penalties handed out to both sides. Despite the chippy play, Sauce Hockey Academy continued their offensive onslaught, with Brody Wilson adding a fifth goal. The Young Guns finally broke through on the power play to avoid the shutout, as Bauer Bilinski scored with an assist from Landen Springinatic. However, it was far too little, too late for the home team.
While the goaltending statistics were not tracked for this contest, the lopsided scoreline tells the story of Sauce Hockey Academy's offensive dominance and control of the game's tempo. Key performances from Beau Bomersback with two goals and an assist, and Dawson Davison with a goal and an assist, powered the visitors to a convincing win, leaving the Queen City Young Guns searching for answers after a tough outing on home ice.