On Wednesday, the Hockey team continued its pre-regional tune up march with a 5-2 home win over Utica Eisenhower.

Eisenhower drew first blood scoring a powerplay goal early in the first period.  0-1 after one.  

The home Eagles spent the intermission in deep contemplation and delivered a barrage of goals in the second period.  Captain Tim Hinkle kicked off the scoring when he drove the net and knocked in an Austin Scanlon rebound (Brennan Grant).  A few minutes later, sophomore Nate Dell dug himself into the crease while sophomore Gavin Hewitt calmly waited for Dell to get position.  Hewitt snapped a shot/pass and Dell directed into in (Carter Sutton).  Sophomore Lucas Kintz scored LHS's third goal from about the same spot as Hinkle's.  Junior Joel Slicker won a clean draw back to junior Tyler Buback.  Buback whistled a high shot off the glass that Kintz gathered and placed in the top shelf, putting Lakeland up by two.  For Lakeland's fourth goal Hewitt broke on a bobbled puck just under the blue line and clapped it through traffic.   4-1 after two.

Both teams scored a goal in the third period as Lakeland's Dell scored his second of the game to ice the win. Paul Baker stopped 22 of 24 shots for the win.  5-2 final.

Coach Ronayne: "Huge second period drove the win.  After a slow start we figured out that goals are scored at the net so they went there and delivered.  Nate Dell had a big game and is really heating up at the right time of the season."