Vipers win streak halted as Siskins Rally for the victory

The Waterloo Siskins shook off an early two-goal deficit and stormed back to defeat the LaSalle Vipers 5–2 in GOHL action Wednesday night.

LaSalle wasted no time jumping ahead. Kade McGeen opened the scoring just 68 seconds into the game, and Shawn Costello capitalized on the power play later in the first to give the Vipers a 2–0 lead after twenty minutes.

Waterloo, who snapped LaSalle's three-game win streak, flipped the script in the second period. Kayden Oliver pulled the Siskins within one early, before Matthew Mirda scored twice to put the visitors in front. Jackson Halloran added another late in the frame as Waterloo surged ahead 4–2. Jacob Middleton sealed the victory with a third-period goal, completing five unanswered markers for the Siskins.

Brock Grein was solid between the pipes for Waterloo, turning aside 38 shots to earn the win. Bennett Horrocks made 27 saves for LaSalle in the loss. A chippy third period featured multiple roughing penalties as both teams battled to the final horn.

The result shakes up the GOHL standings. LaSalle drops to 18-19-3-0, 39 points, sliding from 6th to 8th place. Waterloo improves to 17-14-4-2, moving past the Vipers from 8th to 6th. St. Thomas sits in 7th with 39 points and holds three games in hand on LaSalle, keeping the playoff picture tight.

The Vipers are off until next Wednesday when they host Komoka February 4th.