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East Grand Rapids Narrowly Defeats Grand Rapids Christian 4-3

By Linguastat, 01/26/13, 5:00PM EST

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Peter Stewart gets a goal while East Grand Rapids relies on defense to prevail

January 26, 2013, 5:00 PM

In a tight contest, East Grand Rapids triumphed over Grand Rapids Christian 4 - 3 at Patterson Ice Center on Saturday. East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Christian both scored one goal to end the first period tied. Both teams scored one goal in the second period and remained tied. The second period closed with both teams at two goals all. In the final period, East Grand Rapids outscored Grand Rapids Christian two to one and took the lead to claim the late win.

Peter Stewart, Graham Dowling, Travis Baranoski, and Jordan Sanford each contributed one goal for East Grand Rapids.

East Grand Rapids's Steven Longfellow had 16 saves to get the win.

This was the first game for Grand Rapids Christian but East Grand Rapids entered the game with a record of 7-8.