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Friday night's contest was a chippy one from start to finish as is often the case when these two teams meet. Newtown jumped out to an early lead as LeRoy Halftown (5,2) found the net twice to go along with a single goal from Brian Stevens (1,1) and a first period hat-trick from Preston Lay (4,2). The NGE would hold a 6-2 lead at the end of the first.
The second period was more of the same. Although the Golden Eagles found themselves man-down multiple times during the period they managed to keep finding the net as LeRoy Halftown scored three more and defender Ryan Maciaszek (3,2) added two transition goals. CJ Stevens (1,0) added his second of the season on an odd-man rush. After dominating the draw circle for most of the game Linden Stevens (2,4) added two tallies and Preston Lay capped off his four goal night. The period ended 15-6 NGE.
The third and final period showed Newtown's versatility as they had Kori Halftown (1,2), Chancey Hill (1,2), Rudi George (1,0), and Morgan Montour (1,1) all add one a piece. Maciaszek ended the game with an empty netter in transition and the final read 20-10 Newtown. The NGE then looked ahead to their next road contest in Rochester just 36 hours away.
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Sunday afternoon the Golden Eagles made their way down I-90 to Canandaigua, NY to take on the recently relocated Rochester Greywolves. Newtown struggled to find the rhythm on offense for the first half of the period but managed to get running by the end. LeRoy Halftown (2,2) opened the scoring, Linden Stevens (1,2) added one along with Donald Stevens (1,3) and Morgan Montour (4,2) put in his first of four. The Golden eagles led 4-1 at the break.
Chancey Hill (1,2), Rudi George (1,1), Ryan Maciaszek (1,1) and Tyler Strassburg (1,2) all added their goals in the opening half of the second. Bobby DeFreze (3,0) found the net for his first of the game on a 2-on-1 setup by a draw win by Linden Stevens and an assist from LeRoy Halftown. Brian Stevens (1,4) added a powerplay goal from the point and Montour buried from the slot to end the period 11-4 Newtown.
Linden Stevens kept dominating the faceoff circle for the second game in a row and although Rochester was dropping extra guys in the defensive zone for draws, the Golden Eagles kept finding lanes to squeeze passes through and setup scorers on the crease. LeRoy Halftown capped off his scoring as did DeFreze with two more inside finishes. Montour finished a display of outside shooting with two more to end the game, the last one coming with just 12 seconds left on the clock. The defensive unit tied it's lowest goals against of the season with solid contributions from Levi Thomas, Ross John, Darby Leroy, Craig Stevens, CJ Stevens, Josh Kacprzak, and Jake Davis. The effort was anchored by goaltender Clint Jones who also added an assist. Newtown took the contest 16-2 to advance to 8-0 at the halfway point of the season.
The team looks forward to a single home game this weekend as they will take on the Allegany Arrows at the Gil Lay Arena, Saturday 7pm.
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