Sports
Milford Doubles Up Lakeland 6-3
The Maverick hockey team beat cross town rivals, the Lakeland Eagles, 6-3
The Milford hockey team beat 6-3 Saturday afternoon at the Lakeland Ice Arena. The game was highlighted by tough checking and end to end action.
Lakeland junior forward Garrett Unsworth opened the scoring with a goal at the 9:58 mark of the 1st period. The Mavericks tied the game less than a minute later on a goal by senior Michael Pobur.
Milford got a power play goal at the 4:04 mark of the 1st period to take a 2-1 lead after 15 minutes.
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The Mavericks got two goals midway through the second period before Garrett Unsworth got his second goal with 5:52 left in the period cutting the lead to 4-2.
Milford got their 5th goal with just 5.3 seconds in the period for a 5-2 lead.
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The Eagles played hard in the third period as the game got physical. Senior forward Nick Kobak got Lakeland’s final goal on a slap shot at the 8:37 mark.
Maverick goalie Tyler Skulley shut down the Eagles the rest of the way for a hard fought 6-3 win.
Lakeland returns to the ice next Saturday, Jan. 28, when they take on Waterford Kettering.
