For the second straight night, the Soo Greyhounds found themselves on the wrong side of a three-goal deficit late in the second period — only this time, there was no comeback in sight.
In a game dictated by the Windsor Spitfires’ best-in-class special teams and airtight defensive structure, the Greyhounds sunk to a 4-1 loss.
The Spits got the jump early, leading 6-0 on the shot clock eight minutes into the game. Forward Carter Hicks kicked off the scoring, weaving his way around Carson Andrew from the blueline and ripping a seeing-eye shot to the twine.
Five minutes later, Ethan Belchetz powered down the left side boards, with only Chase Reid separating him from goaltender Noah Tegelaar. His sharp-angle try was stopped, but the 6-foot-5, 226-pound forward quickly scooped up his own rebo