Frontenacs holds off late rally from Owen Sound in 4-3 win
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Although three straight goals from the Attack put that game in doubt, the Kingston Frontenacs were able to hang on for a 4-3 victory.
At one point Sunday afternoon the Kingston Frontenacs led Owen Sound 4-0, and although three straight goals from the Attack put that game in doubt, the black and gold were able to hang on for a 4-3 victory.
The win ended the Fronts’ 4-game winning streak and improved their record to 4-7-0-0.
Kingston forward, Matthew Soto scored twice on Sunday, two powerplay goals 1:02 apart in the first period. Soto believed despite the late-game scare, they deserved the win.
“We knew we were capable of doing it,” Soto told the Owen Sound broadcast. “That’s a good team, they put a lot of pressure on us, but I think we handled it well and ultimately came out with the win.”
The Frontenacs were coming off a four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 24-3.
“We didn’t want to go 0-3 this weekend,” Soto said. “We felt we were better and could win more games. We did a good job of that today and I’m just happy we won.”
“We’re going to try and build off of this. I think we can win a lot more games than we have been doing.”
The first two-thirds of the first period was relatively uneventful until Quinton Burns laid out an Attack forward with a huge, clean hit. But Owen Sound’s Landon Hookey took offence and then dropped the gloves with Burns, getting the better of the Frontenacs defenceman.