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By Scott Roblin

SEAC Tigers

Mixed results for SEAC Tigers bantam and midget teams

Nov 11, 2019 | 10:53 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Just as one SEAC Tigers team climbed out of a hole over the weekend, the other fell into one with a pair of losses.

The SEAC Bantam AAA Tigers snapped a five-game winless streak with a 4-1 victory over the Okotoks AAA Oilers on Saturday evening, however the same couldn’t be said for the Midget 15 club.

Kicking off the weekend at home against the CRAA Gold squad out of Calgary, the SEAC Midget 15’s dropped a 3-1 decision on Saturday.

Brady Mahar scored an unassisted goal in the second period for the Tigers, however a pair of CRAA markers from Landen Gulutzan and Tommy Drake sealed the deal.

SEAC’s midget team was plagued by a slow start in Sunday’s contest, falling behind 5-0 after 20 minutes against Okotoks in an 8-2 loss on the road.

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Both of SEAC’s goals Sunday came from forward Matthew MacPherson to bring him up to a dozen on the season, while Okotoks’ Hayden Pakkala starred with three goals and five points in the victory.

The losses snapped a streak of five straight games for the Tigers with at least one point, seeing their record on the year slip to 6-4-3 for fifth place in the AMMHL South Division.

A chance at revenge will come on Saturday for SEAC however, as they host the Oilers at 4:30 pm at the Hockey Hounds Recreation Centre.

As for the bantam AAA Tigers, they were able to win their game against Okotoks on Saturday on the back of a two-goal performance by Caleb Garrecht.

Deegan Kinniburgh and Sammy Hynes each had a pair of assists in the win as well, while Tigers netminder Silas Currie allowed just one goal on 27 shots against.

By getting back into the win column for the first time since October 19, the 3-8-2 SEAC squad sit third in the Ram South Division with eight points.

They will be competing at the annual Hockey Hounds Bantam Tournament starting on Thursday, with their next AMBHL contest coming on November 24 in Brooks hosting the Airdrie Xtreme.