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TOUGH NIGHT FOR THE MIDGET FURY IN NEWMARKET
Monday, July 23, the Farmers' Mutual Midget Fury traveled to Newmarket
for a game against the Redbirds. This opponent is a team that stacks
up evenly to the Fury, on any other night that is. The home team
came to play; the visitors did not. For the most part, the Fury was
flat-footed, lacked any spark or energy. The Fury came onto the floor
flat for the opening draw. Newmarket had a 4-0 lead before the Fury
would even register a shot-on-goal, 12 minutes into the game. It
would be the first of only 2 shots in the period with Newmarket owning
the ball, the possession, and the energy finishing the period with 10 shots
to 2 and a 4-0 score.
The second period the Fury tried to open things up to generate some
offense. It worked somewhat by creating a few breakaways and good
chances but it also left the defensive end vulnerable. Newmarket took
advantage and counter-attacked out-shooting the Fury 16-7 and scoring 5
times to the Fury's 1. The one, a goal by Alex Brodhagen and assisted
by Mark Smith and Josh Gilmore came with only 10 seconds left in the
period making the score 9-1.
In the third period the Fury came out with a noticeable improved
attitude and energy and carried the play for the first 5 minutes. But
that renewed energy did not last long as Newmarket returned to
dominating the play and started eating up the clock. They also out
shot the Fury 6-2 in the period and score two early goals to go up
11-1. Jay Nugent fired a bullet from outside the 24 foot circle to net
the Fury's second and final goal of the night, assists went to Corey
Fargo and Riley Coulson.
The total shots-on-goal were 32-11 for Newmarket and the final score
was 11-2.
The Fury gets s second chance against Newmarket in their next game, Monday
July 30 in Lindsay. They will need to find a way to improve
because it will be their last game before they travel to Pickering on Wednesday,
August 1st to compete in the Zone 6 D Championship game against their rival,
the Uxbridge Enforcers. And then the following week it is on to Kitchener
for the end of season Provincial Championships.