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AAA Warriors hold on for win over Mintos in Prince Albert

Moose Jaw scores three in second on way to 5-4 victory, rematch tonight in P.A.
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The Moose Jaw AAA Warriors opened their two-game Saskatchewan Male AAA Hockey League road swing in Prince Albert on the right foot on Friday night, taking a 5-4 victory over Mintos.

The Warriors did the majority of their damage in the second period, scoring three times -- including a pair of power-play goals 37 seconds apart late in the frame -- to take a 4-2 lead.

An early third-period goal from Blake Betson put the Warriors up by three, and that turned out to be an important marker, as the Mintos scored twice in the final seven minutes to make things interesting but wouldn’t find the tying goal.

Orin Olson had the lone first-period goal for Moose Jaw as they took a 1-0 lead out of the opening frame. Jake Briltz, Connor Miller and Liam Fitzpatrick scored for the Warriors in the second.

Ryan Lepitzki and Zachary Bansley had Prince Albert’s second-period goals; Danton Cox and Lepitzki scored in the third to make things interesting down the stretch.

Brady Wilson had two assists for the Warriors.

Ethan Fechter faced 32 shots in taking the win in goal for Moose Jaw, the Warriors fired 22 at Prince Albert.

The Warriors improved to 12-7-0-0 and sit in fifth place, three points back of the Saskatoon Blazers and three up on the Mintos (10-7-0-1).

The two teams are right back at it Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert.

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