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Cape Cod Islanders Defeat Mass Mariners 3-1
The Cape Cod Islanders skated their way to a 3-1 victory Friday night over the Mass Mariners. The game was high lighted by strong goal tending performances on both team's.
by Dan Hodge
Cape Cod's goalie, Victor Guttierrez made 15 saves on 16 shots earning the victory while the Mariner's net minder, Sami Ansio made 28 saves on 31 shots and took the loss.
The Islanders opened the scoring when Max Lurie found the back of the net at 2:10 of the first period. The Mariners tied the score at 13:58 on a nifty move by Mike Walsh. Victor Guttierrez kept the score knotted at 1 when he stoned Andrew Mathieu on a breakaway.
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Nolan Thomas put the Islanders ahead for good at 9:56 of the second period when he split the Mariner defense on a nifty pass from Lurie and put the rebound of his shot behind Ansio.
Barnstable's Connor Fries added an empty net goal with 28 seconds left in the third to seal the victory for the home town team.
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The same two teams face off tomorrow night at 7 pm at the HYCC. Tickets are just $5 and kids 10 & under get in free.
