Thunder win over Ridgetown Rebels on weekend

Jeff Helsdon, Editor

Coming out fast and furious in a road game against the Ridgetown Rebels, the Thunder notched a 3-2 win

The Thunder’s Liam Kidder put the first goal on the board with 8:03 left in the first, converting passes from Dylan Watson and Justin Abraham.

The Thunder earned the win in the second, scoring twice early in the period. Aiden Cloet scored single-handedly with only a minute and a half off the clock. Andrew Oosterveld took advantage of a power-play situation less than a minute later, with help from Braden Roberts and Luke Sinclair. Ridgeway finally got on the scoreboard late in the second, and added another late in the third.

This game was a penalty-filled affair, with 32 penalties issued to both teams. The Thunder had three players given major penalties and a game misconduct, compared to the Rebels four

The win gives the Thunder a 3-3 record, putting them in fourth place in the OEHL’s Southern Division.

The Thunder host the Milverton Four Wheel Drives Saturday night for the annual Remembrance Day tribute game, where members of Legion Branch 153 provide a colour guard prior to the game. Game time is 8 p.m.