The Nanaimo Clippers would fall to the Merritt Centennials 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at Frank Crane to end a 3-game home stand.
The Cents would come out strong in the first and out-shoot the Clippers 12-7 in the first, scoring once to lead 1-0 after 1.
In the 2nd there wasn't much for offense as the Clippers and Cents were almost even in shots, with the period ending the same as the first, 1-0 after 2 periods of play.
In the 3rd period Merritt would open up a 3-0 lead at 1:23 and 3:32, before Mason Mitchell would get Nanaimo on the board at 9:48. Assists went to Kyle Kramer and Chris Rygus. The Cent's would extend the lead back to three goals at the 13:45 mark, while Mitchell would get his 2nd of the game at 17:11. Merritt would add an empty netter to win 5-2.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| PERIOD 1 |
| Merritt Centennials at 7:38 – Silvan Harper from Sebastien Pare |
| PERIOD 2 |
| No Scoring |
| PERIOD 3 |
| Merritt Centennials at 1:23 – Derek Huisman from Jeff Wight and Sean Maktaak |
| Merritt Centennials at 3:32 – Sebastien Pare from Regan Soquila and Silvan Harper |
| Nanaimo Clippers at 9:48 (PP) – Mason Mitchell from Kyle Kramer and Christopher Rygus |
| Merritt Centennials at 13:45 – Brent Fletcher from Diego Cuglietta and Bennett Huber |
