Game 3 of the best of 7 went Saturday night in Ripley.
The front half of the 1st period saw the
Royals come out firing, notching 4 goals within 10 mins, while holding Ripley
off the board. #15 Matt Zilke (assisted by Christner) got things started
at 16:49 followed closely by another from #9 Collin Hartwick (assisted by
Killing) at 16:19. #14 Drew Gerth (assisted by Kienapple) gave the Royals
a 3-0 lead at 15:22 before #91 Erik Robichaud (assisted by Kienapple/G.Noyes)
added a 4th at 10:05.
Soon
after Ripley received a 1 man fight penalty that saw the Royals earn a 9 minute
power play. The Royals were unable to score and ended up with one of
their own in the box towards the end of the PP. After 1 period it was 4-0
Royals.
The 2nd period saw the Wolves offence
starting to score but before the end of the period the Royals had added 3
more. After 2 periods, the Royals held a 7-3 lead. The 3rd period
saw each team trade a goal with #89 Jon Jutzi assisted by Jensen van Boekel
netting the last goal of the game. The Royals took Game 3 and a 3-0 series
lead home with them Sunday. Drew Gerth picked up a hat trick while Jensen van Boekel picked up the win in the pipes.
Sunday's
matchup saw the Royals lose a tough one in front of a large crowd of supporting
fans. With little left in the tank, the guys managed 1 goal from #14 Drew
Gerth (assisted by Kienapple) while Ripley put up 4. With 4 games now
complete, the Royals will try to move on starting with Game 5 Saturday night in
Ripley 7:30pm. If needed, Game 6 would take place Sunday afternoon 2:30pm
in Tavistock with a potential Game 7 on Tuesday evening in Ripley.
519 Highlights of Game 4 available here