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Melfort Mustangs top Yorkton in SJHL contest

The Mustangs pay a return visit to the Terriers Saturday for a contest to be played in Kamsack.
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The Yorkton Terriers dropped a contest in Melfort Oct. 27. (File Photo).

YORKTON - The Yorkton Terriers headed north Friday to play the Melfort Mustangs.

The SJHL contest was close through the opening 20-minutes of play, Rhett Hamilton scoring for the home team 3:51 in and Cade Kennedy knotting the contest at 7:49.

The 1-1 score held until late in the second period as Ryan Duguay scored at 14:02 to give the Mustangs a 2-1 lead.

David Rioux scored at 19:23 to extend Melfort’s lead to 3-1.

It was more Mustang offence in the third as Hayden Prosofsky made it 4-1 with a goal at the three-minute mark.

That would be it as Melfort won 4-1.

The game was the first SJHL contest for Terrier netminder Adam Kelly from Calgary. He faced 30-shots in the loss.

James Venne was in te Mustang net for the won, facing 23-shots.

The Mustangs pay a return visit to the Terriers Saturday for a contest to be played in Kamsack.

 

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