Ripley Wolves down 3-1 in 'A' final against Shallow Lake

The Ripley Wolves are down three games to one in their Senior 'A' final series against the Shallow Lake Crushers, after losing two matches on the weekend.

The Wolves fell, 5-3, in Game 3 at the Lumley Bayshore Arena in Owen Sound, Friday night, and lost a 6-4 in Game 4, on home ice, Saturday night.

There are no statistics for Friday night's game.

However, at the Ripley Arena, Saturday night, the Wolves opened the scoring midway in the first period, when Drew Davidson scored from Cody Britton and Brett Catto.

Near the end of the period, the Wolves made it 2-0, on a goal by Catto from Davidson and Jordan Turcotte.

Ripley took a 3-0 lead midway in the second on a goal by Nick Locking from Jeremy McQuillin and Travis VanGaver.

However, in the last five-and-a-half minutes of the period, Shallow Lake fired in four quick goals to take a 4-3 lead in the blink of an eye.

The Crushers made it a 5-3 game early in the third before Ripley's Davidson fired in a shot from Britton to make it 5-4. But Shallow Lake took command and despite the Wolves' best attempts, ended the game with an empty-netter to take the 6-4 win and the series lead.

The Wolves hope to force a Game 6 back in Ripley, when they face the Crushers in Game 5, Friday night at the Lumley Bayshore in Owen Sound at 8:30 p.m. If necessary, Game 6 will be at the Ripley Arena, Saturday at 7 p.m.