Skip to content

Rebels come from behind to beat Nitehawks and force game seven

The Castlegar Rebels fought all game to come from behind to beat Beaver Valley.
62282castlegarRebsBVgamesixWaltoncelebrates
Stuart Walton celebrates after scoring the winning goal for the Rebels in game six at the Castlegar Complex.

The Castlegar Rebels fought all game to come from behind to beat Beaver Valley 6-4 in game six on Tuesday at the Complex.

It was a game of contrasting period. In the first, the Rebels came out strong and jumped out to a 2-0 lead  on goals from Peter Mingus and Arthur Andrews.

In the second stanza, BV scored three unanswered goals to take the lead at 3-2. The third saw Castlegar regain the momentum with the home team scoring four times to pull away from the Hawks. Scoring in the third for the Rebels were Tyler Jones, Scott Morisseau, Stuart Walton with the winner, and Tyler Robinson with an empty netter.

The game ties the Neil Murdoch division final up at three games apiece. The teams head to Fruitvale on Thursday for the deciding game seven, which will kick off at 7 p.m.