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

A rather different looking Aurora Tigers squad fell to the Buffalo Jr. Sabres last Saturday in OJHL action, the team\u2019s first loss in over a month.<\/p>\n

After losing more than a handful of players to the Central Canada Cup for a game one month ago, the Tigers once again find themselves missing some key players after defencemen Callum Fryer, Kyle Locke, and Eric Williams, and forwards Drake Board, Michael Laidley, and Keaton Ratcliffe were invited to try out for Team Canada East.<\/p>\n

The team, which began camp last Saturday, is being selected as part of the World Junior A Challenge in Saskatchewan later this month.<\/p>\n

Friday night\u2019s home matchup against Georgetown was business as usual, as the full lineup was available to take on the Raiders at the Aurora Community Centre.<\/p>\n

Despite giving up an early goal just one minute into the first period, Cameron Morrison took control of the score sheet for the remainder of the game. He picked up all three Tiger goals with a hat trick before the second buzzer, with the home team up 3 \u2013 2 heading to the third.
\nLinemate Johnny Curran had a hand in all three goals.<\/p>\n

Goaltender Andy Munroe did his part in the final frame, stopping all nine Georgetown shots for the regulation win.<\/p>\n

With Buffalo in town the next evening, the Tigers\u2019 half of the gamesheet was filled with call-ups and replacements that had not seen action all season.<\/p>\n

However, a powerplay goal by Nicholas Erb late in the second period still had the Tigers up 3 \u2013 2 after two.<\/p>\n

A late marker to tie the game sent the Tigers into overtime for only the second time all season, where the young and inexperienced squad may have been overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was more of a case of just running out of gas,\u201d said Thomas Milne, Tigers\u2019 assistant coach. <\/p>\n

Just thirty seconds in, the man-on-man coverage broke down, and a missed assignment led to a back-door goal past Munroe.<\/p>\n

Although the loss snaps the Tigers\u2019 second 11-game winning streak of the season, another streak lives on.<\/p>\n

The single point brings the team to 24 games in a row registering at least one point in a contest. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeing undermanned, we\u2019ll take the point,\u201d said Milne. \u201cWe\u2019ve had points in every game this year except for the start of the year, so we can\u2019t complain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their last regulation loss came at the hands of the Raiders back in late September.<\/p>\n

The schedule doesn\u2019t get any easier this week, with three games culminating in a matchup with the Trenton Golden Hawks at home on Saturday. The Golden Hawks sit only four points back of the Tigers in the OJHL standings.<\/p>\n

For stats, schedules, and more information, visit www.auroratigers.pointstreaksites.com.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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