Kitchener Rangers win Hwy. 7 rivalry matchup at the Aud
The Kitchener Rangers faced off against the Guelph Storm Friday night at the Aud.
The Rangers got on the scoreboard first, finishing the first period with a 2-0 lead over Guelph thanks to goals from Francesco Pinelli and Carson Rehkopf.
Braeden Bowman got the Storm's first goal of the game early in the second period.
Francesco Arcuri got another goal for Kitchener in the second, giving the Rangers a 3-1 lead.
Kitchener eventually held off a Guelph comeback and came out on top with a score of 4-3. The game had the second best attendance of the season with over 7,100 in the crowd.
They now hold a 5-1-0-0 against the Storm this season.
The Rangers are currently tied for eighth place in the Western Conference while the Storm sit in sixth place.
Friday’s match is the first of two games between the Highway 7 rivals this weekend.
The Blueshirts are playing three games in three days, heading to Niagara to take on the IceDogs on Saturday and then to Guelph on Sunday to play the Storm again at the Sleeman Centre.
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