Your Crusaders returned to Sherwood Park for back-to-back action on December 13th and 14th. Liam Horrobin recaps the weekend’s festivities!
Friday, December 13th vs. Brooks Bandits
The Sherwood Park Crusaders and Brooks Bandits met for the third time in the last month. The Crusaders got the better of the Bandits on two of the occasions but, unfortunately, they couldn’t make it three times in a row. The Crusaders found themselves down 3-0 early in the second period until Alexander Dimitriadis got Sherwood Park on the board. They managed to score again but Bandits scored another to extend their lead and secure a 4-2 win.
Saturday, December 14th vs. Okotoks Oilers
On to Saturday night and the Crusaders hosted the Okotoks Oilers. It was the Oilers first visit to Sherwood Park this season but the second time the two Albertan teams had met. The first time around, Okotoks won 5-4 after scoring twice in the third period, so revenge was on the table for Sherwood Park. The Crusaders opened the game with three unanswered goals and never looked back. They continued on to score six in the remaining 40 minutes to secure victory. Okotoks countered with five goals themselves but it didn’t matter as the Crusaders moved to 17-11-2 on the season.
News & Notes
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Jeremy Loranger finished with a career high five points against the Oilers, which extended his point streak to three games. He now has 47 points in 28 games this season and remains first in league scoring.
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Nicolas DiPaolo returned to the lineup after missing the last four games. Upon his return, DiPaolo scored the opening goal in the Crusaders 9-5 win. He now has four goals in his last six games.
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Masun Fleece signed with the organization last week from the Fargo Force. He assisted on Matthew Frost’s 8th goal of the season in the Okotoks game on Saturday.
Next Up:
The Crusaders have a home and home series against the Spruce Grove Saints this weekend. They’ll play the Saints at home on Friday night and then head to Spruce Grove on Saturday. You can purchase tickets for that game right now at tickets.sherwoodparkcrusaders.ca.
