Whitley Warriors 15 – 2 Kilmarnock Thunder: Cameron Ware hat-trick leads to home domination

A dominant performance for the Whitley Warriors saw them put 15 goals past Kilmarnock Thunder in a brutal home victory.

Cameron Ware had an excellent night, scoring a hat-trick in the match, two of which were in the last period.

The Warriors were off to a dominant start as they won the puck in the initial face off and scored in the first three minutes. 

Ethan Dunn saved the Warriors as Kilmarnock Thunder had the puck and were starting to find their feet in the game, however Dunn won the puck back and went on to score a minute later after his teammate had been forced to the ground.

Ollie Jardine, who is only 16, scored Warriors fifth goal of the game in the 12th minute without any assistance from his teammates.

Thunder were down a player for the start of the second period, due to them still serving a penalty they received in the first period for delaying the game.

Whitley scored two consecutive goals less than a minute apart, with Phil Edgar and Ross Douglass scoring in the 25th and 26th minute, putting them up seven goals.

Thunder managed to score a goal, and both teams changed their net minders just before a fight broke out on the ice, seeing six players, three from each team, serve penalties for roughing, fighting or unsportsmanlike conduct.

Initially Thunder won the puck in the third, however their control of the game didn’t last long as Cameron Ware scored his second goal of the game, two minutes into the final period.

While Thunder were constantly a player down due to multiple penalties, the Warriors took full advantage of the situation and scored seven times in total during the last 20 minutes.

A standout goal from the game was in fact the final goal of the game, scored by Harry Harley due to the power he inflicted onto the puck given the distance between him and the net.

The game ended Warriors 15 – 2 Thunder, with Warriors having 36 shots on target compared to Thunder’s 19.

The man of the match for the Whitley Warriors was Ollie Jardine who made multiple assists and scored himself without any assistance.

The Whitley Warriors next game will be against Kilmarnock Thunder again on the 1st November, this time on Thunders home ground. After Saturdays game, Warriors are second in the SNL League, there competition for the number 1 place being the Edinburgh Capitals. The Warriors are next at home on 9th November where they are playing the Dundee Rockets.