Watson Returns, Skid Continues

PETERBOROUGH, ON - "It's too easy when you're not winning to look for excuses and point at others for reasons." Sean Burke.

This isn't the case for the Peterborough Petes. They have stopped pointing the finger, and instead are accepting the blame. In what was marked as the return of Austin Watson, the maroon and white could not quite take advantage of little mistakes by the Guelph Storm, as they saw their losing skid stretch to eight games at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph tonight.

The first period was dominated by the Petes, although the Storm escaped with a 2-0 lead. Scoring twice on just six shots in the period, the Storm put the maroon and white in a hole they couldn't dig out of.

Outscoring the Petes 3-2 in the second period, Guelph looked to have the game wrapped up. However, a strong comeback helped get the Petes to within one goal before being unable to solve Brandon Foote for the tie in the dying minutes.

Scorers for the Petes included Jamie Wise who notched his third, Jamie Doornbosch with his eleventh, Brett Theberge with his fifteenth and sixteenth, and Matt Puempel with his twenty-seventh.

Next action for the Petes is tomorrow night when they finish off the weekend at the Harry Lumley Arena in Owen Sound at 7:30 PM.