Saints Comeback Falls Short Against Jr Sabres

 The Buffalo Saints and Buffalo Jr Sabres took to the ice in an early season matchup of two heavyweights in NYSAHA, and the Jr Sabres were able to prevail with a 4-3 victory.  Steven Senese (1g) opened the scoring with a power play goal from Alec Yerkovich (1a) and Cody Fleckenstein (1a).  The Saints would finish the period with the 1-0 lead.  The Jr Sabres came out firing in the second period and broke through to tie the game and take a 2-1 lead.  Erik Urbank (1g) tied the score at 2-2 on a scramble from Matt Gasuik (1a) and Brett Willits (2a).  The period would end with the two teams tied setting up a thrilling third period.  The Jr Sabres capitalized early then added a power play goal of their own to take a 4-2 lead.  Brandon Hausler (1g) scored with the extra attacker from Anthony Scanzuso (1a) and Willits.  Jerry Baerwitz had a strong night in net stopping 28 in the game.  The same two teams turn it around quick and play at 8:00am on Sunday.