Ratz player of the game Greg Justason and game winning scorer Rick McFarlaneThe Bonny River Ratz scored four goals in the final stanza and downed the St. George XXX 5-3 in Fundy Industrial Hockey League action Tuesday night. Ratz forward Rick McFarlane scored with just over five minutes remaining to put the Bonny River Ratz ahead after they had spotted the XXX a 3-2 midway through the final frame. Greg Justason netted a third period hat trick for the Ratz and Andrew Moffitt potted a single in addition to McFarlane’s lone but huge marker. The goaltending was outstanding at both ends as Warren Giesbrecht gained the victory and Nick Ganong suffered the loss. Jason McGrattan, Scott Matheson and Jamie Ross provided the XXX with their offense.
After the game Ratz Captain Joe Stevens was cautious to not beat the collective chests of his squad. “Not to sound too cliché, but this game could have gone either way. They had plenty of opportunities to ice it and our goalie shut the door. Ganong was also steady and kept them in it until we scored the empty netter. We really needed Greg Justason to step up and step up he did. McFarlane’s goal may very well be the biggest of the year so far. Ratz don’t usually get Christmas presents but we’ll take this one,” added a very philosophical Stevens.
In other FIHL action, the Blackland Twisters scored late in the third to come even with the Fundy Kingfishers only to see Kingfisher Eric Jean sink them in the shootout to grab the win by a 6-5 score.
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