The Lakeland Panthers defeated the Strathcona Warriors 7-4 in an energetic contest. Strathcona struck first through Grayden Riddell, but Lakeland answered with goals from Nova Jeffery and Oxley Boisvert before Boston Kress, Caleb McGauley, and the Warriors’ Bodie Elko and Derek Kehlert added to the action. Nolan Arbuckle pulled Strathcona closer in the third, yet Kress completed a hat trick while Jeffery added another goal to help Lakeland pull away. The game included some penalties, but both teams kept the competition lively through the final whistle.