{"id":15737,"date":"2016-11-10T11:58:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T16:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=15737"},"modified":"2016-11-16T17:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T22:25:24","slug":"aurora-tigers-back-in-win-column-in-tilt-with-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-tigers-back-in-win-column-in-tilt-with-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Tigers back in win column in tilt with Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

A losing streak reaching double digits was finally put to rest Sunday by the Aurora Tigers, against a formidable opponent no less.
\nAfter losses to both the St. Michael\u2019s Buzzers and Wellington Dukes late in the week brought the streak to eleven games with nary a point, the black and gold earned their third home win of the 2016-17 campaign Sunday night against the Markham Royals.
\nThe win is the first for Aurora in just under a month, last defeating the Lindsay Muskies at home on October 9.
\nFirst year Tiger Brayden Lachance bested his goaltending counterpart Marcus Semiao in between the pipes, who had an impressive backup season with the Tigers in 2014-15 before a trade to Markham earned him a starting position.
\nIt was Aurora\u2019s Kyle Berry, with his fourth point in five games, who opened the scoring by burying a Giacomo Messina rebound in the ninth minute of play.
\nMarkham tied the game before the first intermission, finishing a fluky play that saw the puck bounce off the back boards and right between Lachance\u2019s skates.
\nLachance bounced back with a stellar second period for the Tigers, stopping all eighteen shots he faced in the frame, while the Tigers took a two-goal lead. Carmine Alberga, a veteran in the OJHL in his first year with Aurora, banged in his own rebound on the doorstep before Mel Melconian scored his team-leading eleventh of the season on a wrister through traffic just seconds later.
\nMarkham continued to apply the pressure in the third period, but the only goal was scored by Aurora\u2019s newly-minted captain Eric Holland, who tipped a James Thomson shot from the point home in the dying minutes of the game. Final score was 4 \u2013 1 for the Tigers.
\nLachance stopped 46 of the 47 shots he faced, earning first star of the game honours.
\n\u201cThe guys did a great job of keeping shots to the outside,\u201d said Lachance. \u201c\u2026Getting the win against a team like Markham is huge.\u201d
\nPrior to the game the Royals were tied with the Stouffville Spirit for top spot in the OJHL\u2019s North division, polar opposite of the Tigers\u2019 standing.
\nAlthough a big two points for Aurora, a long journey awaits if the junior A club is to stand any chance of making the postseason in March. Just under the halfway point of the season, Aurora\u2019s record of 3-20-0-2 gives them a total of eight points, twenty behind the Spirit and ahead of only the West division\u2019s Milton Icehawks in the OJHL basement.
\nThis weekend has the Tigers visiting the Pickering Panthers (4-16-0-1) on Friday, in search of their first win on the road. A crucial battle, the Panthers sit just one point up on the Tigers in division standings.
\nThey return to the ACC on Sunday in an interdivisional matchup with the Toronto Patriots (10-8-0-1).
\nPuck drop is set for 7 p.m.
\nFor stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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