Flags looking to snap losing streak against Amherstburg
Flags looking to snap losing streak against Amherstburg
October 25, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
The Mooretown Flags will be trying to snap their four-game skid when Amherstburg comes to town tonight (Sunday). Game time is 7:30.
The Flags fell 6-2 to the Lakeshore Canadiens at the Moore Sports Complex last Saturday.
Mooretown was down by one goal in the third period but Lakeshore put the game away by scoring three times in the final seven minutes
Jace Dupuis and Geremia Nappi scored for the Flags.
Ciaran Guitton-Quayle made 49 stops as the visitors outshot Mooretown, 55-25.
Elsewhere last weekend, Alvinston’s Joey Hayter had two goals and an assist in Dresden’s 6-0 win over Wheatley. Hayter has 11 points in 11 games with the Kings this season.
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