Springfield Blue beats Lower Merion

Springfield Blue 7
Lower Merion Red 2
The Springfield Blue Elementary team continued their winning ways by stringing together a second consecutive win, this time defeating the Lower Merion Red team 7-2.
The Cougars’ focus and tenacity put them out to an early four goal lead in the first period. Aidan Smith notched a hat trick followed closely by Nickey Medwid tickling the twine twice as well as assisting Aidan Shandley’s first goal of the season. Lachlan Plummer was dominant, turning away an impressive 19 shots. Zach Issets found his calling as a hungry blue liner, breaking up several Lower Merion scoring chances. Partnered with Issets is Nate Bauman, who turned in a strong showing as he continues to develop into a smart defensive minded player.
Relentless back checking by Justin Bush proved to be too much for the Lower Merion offense as he broke up several scoring chances. Rookie Luca Dimarcantonio was a burr in the skate of the Red team’s goalie, parking in his office right in front of the net. Ronan Plummer picked up another goal to seal his offensive presence on the ice. Versatile Matthew Shandley logged time both on offense and defense and is developing into a strong ice man. Newcomer Shane Knoll dazzled the crowd with his strong skating along with Stephen Rice who always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Strong fore checking by Adam Bauman helped lead the Cougars to the win.