After surrendering a first period short handed goal, Stratford Warriors regrouped and came up with a 4-1 road win over London Nationals on Saturday.
The win tied the best-of-seven GOHL Western Conference quarterfinal at 1-1. Grady Murphy, Lucas Minard and Jaxon Broda each scored in the second period before Rhyse Brown notched an empty netter with 64 seconds remaining.
The Nationals also opened the scoring on Friday in Stratford with one of their players in the penalty box, through Alexandre Campeau. Joshua Lapinski scored twice for the Nationals. Jack McGurn and Nathaniel Adams added singles in their 5-2 win. Dominic Marshall and Coen Galbraith scored for the Warriors.
Strathroy Rockets evened up their series with St. Marys Lincolns at 1-1, after a 3-0 shutout win at home on Saturday. Quinn Gavin-White, Nolan Miller and Jake Ritson each scored in the first period. Seth Ronan stopped all 42 shots for the shutout.
On Friday, the Lincolns opened the series with a 5-2 win. Ethan Weir, Lincoln Moore, Camden Keen, Callum McAuley and Owen Voortman had the goals for the Lincolns. Nolan Jezewski and Gavin-White scored for the Rockets.
The Lincolns host Strathroy Monday night and the Warriors welcome the Nationals. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.
