The North Bay Battalion coaching staff had come into the week preaching about the need for their young team to play a full 60 minute game. And they came very close to accomplishing it on Saturday night in Owen Sound, coming up just short in a 6-3 loss to the Attack, who have now won six of their last seven games, en route to taking the top spot in the OHL’s Midwest Division.

The Troops charged out of the gates in the third period to cut the deficit from 4-1 to 4-3, but just weren’t able to complete the comeback as Aidan Dudas (4) swept through the slot on a set up pass from North Bay native Brady Lyle, and put the puck under the glove side of Goaltender Joe Vrbetic at 15:13 to put the game out of reach for North Bay (3-11-0-0).

North Bay got goals from Mitchell Russell (5) Luke Moncada (7) and Harrison Caines (3).

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