By Ludwick Chapman [1]
BELLEVILLE – The Wellington Dukes lost a tight game against the Cobourg Cougars, 4-3 Monday night in Cobourg.
The Cougars opened the scoring in the second period with two straight goals, including a short-handed goal from Cougars defenceman Deaglan Small. At the end of the period, the Cougars were up 2-0.
The Dukes made it a one-goal game after defenceman Ben Roger put one in the net, but the Cougars would fire back with two more goals to take a 4-1 lead.
Wellington would get two late goals but the comeback fell short and the Cougars won 4-3.
That’s a final; despite a late comeback bid, the Dukes fall 4-3 to the East Division leading @CougarsHockey [2] 4-3. @benroger27 [3] led the way for Wellington with 1G,1A. Final shots were 31-22 for Wellington pic.twitter.com/9pHtQ2AeoZ [4]
— Wellington Dukes (@OJHLDukes) October 30, 2018 [5]
The Dukes’ next game is in Lindsay against the Lindsay Muskies on Friday.