{"id":34085,"date":"2024-01-18T15:23:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34085"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:23:35","slug":"road-weary-tigers-wilt-versus-2-wellington-in-8-1-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/road-weary-tigers-wilt-versus-2-wellington-in-8-1-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Road-weary Tigers wilt versus #2 Wellington in 8-1 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora Tigers remained winless in 2024, succumbing on Sunday afternoon to the Wellington Dukes 8-1 at the Lehigh Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the struggling squad\u2019s third consecutive loss, after an uplifting 4-3 road win versus the Admirals in Caledon prior to the Christmas Break. The Tigers are 1-3 on their current road trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this quartet of road trip games through Caledon, Trenton, Toronto, and Wellington, the rebuilding, rookie-laden Tigers lineup has been outscored 31-7.&nbsp; The Admirals hold down the eleventh spot in the OJHL\u2019s Western Conference standings, but the Golden Hawks (#1), Junior Canadiens (#3), and Dukes (#2) comprise the top three teams in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam Matar got the Tigers (11-27-2-2) on the scoreboard at 12:38 of the second period versus Wellington, but the Dukes had built a 6-0 lead prior to the rookie forward\u2019s goal. Jobey Pearson and Liam Longo earned assists on Matar\u2019s third of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wellington (25-15-0-2) led 4-0 before the 14-minute mark of the opening frame.&nbsp; The offensive outburst included two power play goals. Remarkably, the second-place Dukes tallied a pair of empty net goals at 4:02 and 10:03 of the second period as Tigers\u2019 Coach Tom Milne pulled goaltender Will Goumas to stoke the competitive fires of his young team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dukes\u2019 leading scorer Corey Jewitt closed the scoring at 11:23 of the final frame after opening the scoring at 4:20 of the first period.&nbsp; Jewitt is 21<sup>st<\/sup> in the OJHL scoring race with 21 goals and 25 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dukes outshot the Tigers 47-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tigers\u2019 tough six-game road trip concludes this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, Aurora takes on St. Mike\u2019s in Toronto.\u00a0 On Saturday, the Oakville Blades will provide the opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34085&amp;t=Road-weary%20Tigers%20wilt%20versus%20%232%20Wellington%20in%208-1%20loss&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34085&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=Road-weary%20Tigers%20wilt%20versus%20%232%20Wellington%20in%208-1%20loss\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34085&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Road-weary%20Tigers%20wilt%20versus%20%232%20Wellington%20in%208-1%20loss&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34085\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aurora Tigers remained winless in 2024, succumbing on Sunday afternoon to the Wellington Dukes 8-1 at the Lehigh Arena. It was the struggling squad\u2019s third consecutive loss, after an uplifting 4-3 road win versus the Admirals in Caledon prior to the Christmas Break. The Tigers are 1-3 on their current road trip. 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