A good start wasn't enough for the Sarnia Sting to come through with a win against the Windsor Spitfires.
The Sting got off to a 1-0 lead within the first five minutes of the game Friday night at Progressive Auto Sales Arena.
ICYMI ??#SwarmWarning? pic.twitter.com/OjxhG8Lo6s
— Sarnia Sting (@StingHockey) October 15, 2022
However, the Spitfires came back with five consecutive goals, including two in the first period from Ryan Abraham and Colton Smith, leading the Spitfires to a 6-3 win.
Boys must have been watching last night ?#WindsorSpitfires #WhateverItTakes pic.twitter.com/NfiINyWDtJ
— Windsor Spitfires (@SpitsHockey) October 14, 2022
“We didn’t put a full 60 minutes together, but we did show spurts, I thought, of some good play,” Sting defenceman Ryan Mast said. “We’ve just got to regroup and put a full effort together and I think we’ll get a better outcome.”
The loss dropped the Sting (4-2-0-0) into a second-place tie with the Saginaw Spirit (4-2-0) in the Ontario Hockey League’s West Division, one spot below the Spitfires (4-0-1-0).
“We actually came out pretty strong,” said Mast. “I think we had 10 shots before they even had one. “Then we gave up a couple goals, got a bit discouraged maybe and didn’t really pick it back up until the third.”
The Sting will visit the Mississauga Steelheads on Sunday and broadcast on CHOK at 2 p.m. It will be their first regular-season trip to the Eastern Conference since late in the 2019-20 season.
