Mustangs return to win column; Hawks habits continue
The Melfort Mustangs snapped a two-game losing streak Saturday, knocking off the Notre Dame Hounds 5-2.
Tyson Meyers opened the scoring for Melfort, picking up his fifth goal of the season in the first, before the goals piled up in the second period.
Carson Albrecht scored his 17th goal of the year giving Melfort a 2-0 lead. Christopher Bernard cut the lead in half before Ben Allen restored the Mustangs’ two-goal lead with his first goal in a Melfort jersey. Sam Robinson pulled the Hounds back to within a goal before the end of the second period.
Melfort held onto the slight lead until the final minute of regulation, when Justin Ball and Albrecht each scored into an empty net while Notre Dame pulled Jake Ryan for an extra attacker. Ball and Albrecht each now have 18 goals on the year.