{"id":97981,"date":"2023-10-25T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T18:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=97981"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:53:30","slug":"cougars-continue-winning-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/sports-loisirs\/cougars-continue-winning-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Cougars continue winning streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Although their last streak was broken, the Cougars are well into another one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Vankleek Hill Cougars continue to build their new winning streak this past weekend with two victories over the Morrisburg Lions and the North Dundas Rockets. The Cougars are powering their way through the league and show no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>On October 21, the Cougars faced off against the lions on their home turf in the Morrisburg arena. Although the Lions started out strong and gained an early lead, the Cougars quickly shut them out and made an astonishing comeback. The Lions were no match for the fierce fighting and powerful plays by the Cougars, who finished with a 3-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorrisburg scored the first goal, but we didn\u2019t give up,\u201d coach Jacob B\u00e9langer said. \u201cSeguin tied the game with a power goal, and Mcpherson scored a beautiful shot in the top corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars\u2019 goals were scored by Malcolm S\u00e9guin, Rowan Mcpherson, and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Marcotte, assisted by Zachary Bigras, Andy Lightle-Blais, Jake Lalonde, and Maxime Lalibert\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>The next day on October 22, the Cougars had their first match of the season against the North Dundas Rockets. A lack of experience against this new opponent meant the Cougars got off to a shaky start, with each team scoring one goal in the first period. The Cougars made a quick comeback, scoring two goals in the second period to build up a large lead that the Rockets just couldn&#8217;t make up. At the end of the night, the Cougars made a great first impression on the Rockets with a 4-2 victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team really dominated the shoot on goal, and we played really good in the first and third periods,\u201d B\u00e9langer said. \u201cJoshua scored a perfect shot with one minute left in the second period. That goal changed the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars\u2019 goals were scored by Joshua Desjardins and Lightle-Blais, assisted by Lalibert\u00e9, Brenden Easterbrook, S\u00e9guin, and Bigras.<\/p>\n<p>The Cougars\u2019 last game of the month will be on October 29 at the Vankleek Hill Arena against the Almonte Inferno. 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