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

The OJHL North division has a new king.
\nAfter months atop the division, the Aurora Tigers have been ousted by the Markham Royals, two sides seemingly going in opposite directions with the Tigers marred in their worst slump of the year.
\nThey met Saturday night in what would be the most important matchup of the year for both the Tigers and Royals, square at 44 points apiece in the standings.
\nIt was Aurora\u2019s Joseph Mizzi who struck first, the league\u2019s leading scorer finishing off a passing play with Brock Hill and Jacob Ball just over a minute into regulation.
\nPayton Schaly made it 2 \u2013 0 for the Tigers with his third of the year before the first buzzer, though Markham notched the only two goals of the season period to send it to the third tied at twos.
\nWith both sides seemingly poised to go to overtime, the third and deciding goal off the stick of Markham\u2019s Zac Sirota in the final 21 seconds proved heartbreaking for the Tigers, with just thirteen games left on the schedule and each extra point so crucial.
\nIt marked the fifth regulation loss in a row for the Tigers, who haven\u2019t picked up a point since December 21.
\nThe Aurora squad was fresh off of a close 3 \u2013 2 loss to the league-leading Oakville Blades on Friday night, where they were also sunk with a late goal in the third period, this one beating goaltender Lucas Durante with just over five minutes on the clock.
\nMizzi and Markus Paterson had the goals for Aurora, while Durante made 32 stops. Despite a strong showing over his last three games, the keeper acquired from the Mississauga Chargers in December has been stuck in a slump of his own, with just one win to show for his efforts in a Tigers\u2019 uniform.
\nOwner Jim Thomson and his team did make a move this week to beef up the blue line, adding defenseman Dilan Peters to the roster, a big six-foot-six body from Sarnia. He has no points in two games played so far in a Tigers\u2019 uniform.
\nThe Royals, meanwhile, are trending in the right direction: wins in five of their last six games has officially completed their long climb up the standings ladder, up by a game over the Tigers with a record of 20-14-2-4.
\nThe Newmarket Hurricanes follow closely behind, just three points back of Aurora, and with a game in hand.
\nThe Tigers played a rare Tuesday afternoon game against the Buffalo Jr. Sabres in a \u201cstudent\u2019s day\u201d deal, before returning to the ice this Saturday at the Aurora Community Centre to host the Pickering Panthers.
\nFor stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The OJHL North division has a new king.
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