Flyers shot down in Collingwood

The Leamington Flyers have their backs against the wall following Tuesday night's 6-2 loss at Collingwood. They trail the Blues 3-0 in the West Conference final with game 4 set for Thursday night in Leamington.

Jax Bellwood opened the scoring at 3:14 of the first but the Flyers responded with a pair of goals. Alex Cunningham scored his fifth of the playoffs on the powerpaly at 6:02 and Nathan Leek gave Leamington a 2-1 lead at 11:03.

The advantage was shortlived as Calum Chau tied the game up 40 seconds later. That was teh first of five unanswered goals as the top team in the OJHL took command of the game and the series.

Sebastian Gatto faced 46 shots on the night making 40 saves. His counterpart Noah Pak got the win turning aside 23 shots.

The Flyers will fight to stay alive Thursday when they host game 4 at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre. Drop of the puck is 7:10pm.