Recap
The Aces got on the board first with a goal from Josiah Martinez with 12:58 left in the first period. But the Sand Sharks came roaring back a little over two minutes later with back-to-back goals by Nathan Souza and Dave Beaudin to take a lead that they would never surrender. The Sand Sharks ended the first period with a 5-2 lead and added three goals in the second and third periods on their way to an 11-3 win. Highlights for the Sand Sharks included hat tricks by Andre Bobowicz (four assists) and Beaudin (two assists). Souza and Chadwick Sieler each had two goals, and Julian Pontoni had two assists for the Sand Sharks. For the Aces, Martinez had two goals and one assist, while Gavin Frost added one goal and two assists. Shots on goal were Sand Sharks 60, Aces 44.