Orangutans Hold On to Take Game 1

The Fighting Orangutans looked to be in control early, taking a 4-1 lead after the 1st period, with some stellar goaltending from Josh Udall frustrating the Sharks.  After the teams traded a goal each in the 2nd period the O's scored early in the 3rd period to take a 6-2 lead.

The Sharks cut the lead to 6-3 with 8:35 left in the 3rd, but the Orangutans answered with 3 straight goals in 92 seconds for a 9-3 lead with 6:32 remaining to seemingly put the game out of reach. The Sharks disagreed, reeling off 5 straight goals to cut the lead to 9-8 with 1 minute to go, but the O's hung on to take game 1 of the finals.

Glen Holmes lead the way for the Orangutans, scoring 4 goals. Mitch Broussard added 2 goals and Jesse Magaevey, Jasper Goodwin and Bryce Mayea also scored.  Josh Udall made a number of key saves for the win.

Andrew MacNeil and Gavin Quigley scored 2 goals each for the Sharks. Ryan Morris, Sanchez Clark, Brett MacNeil and Chris Mallette added singles and Brandon Deveaux played well for the Sharks, keeping them in the game.

Box Score: http://nssll.ca/game_details.php?game_id=5228861&schedule_id=456451&league_id=44870&date=20230713