by Warren Kozireski
Andrew Ludwicki scored two of Churchville-Chili’s three third period goals to lead a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Hilton at Scottsville Ice Arena.
The Cadets jumped out to a 1-0 lead 4:55 into the first period created by Bobby Vasta. A loose puck in the slot was shot through a maze of legs into the net by Mitch Abbott.
After a scoreless second period, the Saints shortened their bench and it paid immediate dividends. Just 59 seconds into the period, defenseman Kyle Carr fed a pass along the left boards to Justin Alves. He passed to Zach Fodge who found a wide open Ludwicki across the slot to tie the game.
The Saints took the lead at 11:03 of the third as Fodge threw the puck back to the right point where Mike Luciw’s shot slipped into the upper right corner of the net to make it 2-1 C-C.
Just 1:07 later the Saints extended their lead to two goals as Ludwicki converted a Fodge pass off a three-on-one break.
The Saints got into penalty trouble in the late stages of the contest and, with the Hilton goalie pulled for a six-on-three advantage, Hilton scored. Chris DiVasta had his shot from the high slot go in off the post at 13:45 of the third period, but that was as close as the Cadets could get.
“We didn’t have any flow over the first two periods, but we were able to put things together in the third,” said Ludwicki. “My linemates got the first one for me – they did all the work. I was kind of getting worried for a while because we weren’t playing to our potential early on.”
The Saint improved to 5-1 with the victory.
