Chatham Maroons forward Steven Fowler. (Photo courtesy of Helen Heath)Chatham Maroons forward Steven Fowler. (Photo courtesy of Helen Heath)
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Maroons Ground The Rockets 7-4

The Chatham Maroons defeated the Strathroy Rockets 7-4 in GOJHL action on Thursday.

In an action-packed first period, Dane Johnstone, Dylan Schives and Tate Bowden all scored back-to-back goals for the Maroons in the first two minutes of the game.  The Rockets cut down Chatham's lead by scoring two goals of their own, but Josh Supryka scored for the Maroons late in the period to make it 4-2 heading into the second.

The Rockets scored two goals in the second frame to tie the game until Steven Fowler scored after 19:06 to put Chatham back in the lead.

Fowler scored his second of the night 8:44 into the third, and Noah Bushnell scored another unanswered goal in the final three minutes to cap off Chatham's win.

Maroons goaltender Lucas Patton made 29 saves out of 33 shots on net.

The Maroons return to the ice on Saturday when they take on the Kings in Komoka. The puck drops at 7:15pm.

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