Clarkston’s slap shooters lost 6-3 in their Saturday game against Waterford Kettering, bringing their record 2-1-2.
‘We shouldn’t have lost, we beat ourselves,? said Coach Bryan Krygier.
Within the first two minutes of the first period, Max Popour scored the first goal for Kettering. Seven minutes later, Popour scored one more goal, putting Clarkston two goals behind Kettering.
The first period was marked with turnovers and close saves by Clarkston goalie Garrett Knappe.
Clarkston came back after the second period picking up momentum and keeping control of the puck, away from Kettering’s reach. They focused on keeping the puck near Kettering’s goal and making more shots on the goal.
Halfway into the second period, Matt Campbell made the goal for Clarkton with the help from Michael Fitney.
Less than 40 seconds later, Aaron Podbielski tied the score 2-2.
With 1:10 left in the second period, Kettering put themselves one ahead, as Greg Meisner assisted Taylor Crawford on a power play goal.
With 8:25 left in the game, Fitney tied the score.
In the last six minutes, Kettering’s Josh Magnan and David Mekle scored three more goals for a final score of 6-3.
‘We started to wear them down a little bit, but then we made mistakes,? said Coach Bryan Krygier.
‘We got back in the penalty box. We didn’t play the body. We didn’t move the puck how we should. We beat ourselves today. Kettering took advantage of those things, being in the box, beating us to the puck, and playing a more physical game than us.?
After the Kettering game, Krygier knew what the team has to do for their future games.
‘We need to concentrate on the things we have been working on. Not only do we need to concentrate on them, we need to execute them during the game. We practice and practice all the right things, it’s whether the guys will execute them in the game. We need to concentrate on executing things that we practice.?
The Wolves will play against Stoney Creek Wednesday at Rochester Onyx, 52999 Dequindre Road in Rochester Hills. The game starts at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, they will play at home against Farmington. The game beginning at 6 p.m., will be held at Detroit Skate Club, 888 Denison Court in Bloomfield Hills.