The Trenton Golden Hawks have extended their lead in the standings to six points with a crucial victory on Friday night.
The Golden Hawks hosted the Haliburton County Huskies at the Duncan McDonald Memorial arena and managed to come away with a hard fought 3-2 overtime victory.
Devin Mauro was the hero of the game with his shot finding the back of the net almost two minutes into the extra frame.
The visitors were the first to open the scoring when Payton Schaly notched an unassisted goal before the midway mark of the opening period.
Dalton Bancroft answered back for the Trenton just before the end of the period to leave the teams tied at 1-1 after 20 minutes of play.
The Huskies took a 2-1 lead in the middle frame when Bryce Richardson managed to beat Hguyen William.
The Golden Hawks had fans on the edge of their seats as Bancroft scored his second goal of the game to tie the game at 2-2 with 43 seconds left in regulation.
Mauro netted the game winner at the 1:52 mark of overtime to give Trenton the win.
The Golden Hawks are on the road Saturday, February 19 to take on the Toronto Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
In Provincial Junior Hockey Action, the Napanee Raiders defeated the Frankford Huskies 7-0 and the Amherstview Jets blanked the Campbellford Rebels 4-0.
