Matchup with Midland

The Oilers traveled to Midland Wednesday evening to face the highly touted Chemics from Midland High.

The game was very entertaining and the young Oilers took it right to Midland right out of the gate in an attempt to spoil Midland's "Senior Night".

The Chemics opened the scoring six minutes in to the game, but the Oilers fought back and with just under three minutes to go, Senior Ryan Heeke got on past the Chemics goalie to even the score and send the Oilers in to the locker room tied at 1 after 1, Junior Jesse McDervitt-Irwin was credited with an assist on the play.

The second period was full of back and forth play with each team adding two goals and sending both teams to the locker room tied at 3 and setting up the final fifteen minutes as possibly a huge upset in the making. Sophomore Nick Coscarelly had both goals in the second for the Oilers with the only assist going to Senior Cody Yazzie.

The stunned crown waited in anticipation and unfortunately the home team did not disappoint in the third. The Chemics came out buzzing and controlled the third period, scoring three goals and out shooting the Oilers 15-5 en route to a 6-3 victory.

The Oilers, who fell to 5-8-1 learned valuable lessons on the defeat and look forward to there match up with the Chemics on their home ice on the 23rd of February.

Junior goalie Derek D'Artangnan made 34 saves in the loss. The Oilers will travel to Saginaw on the 2nd to face Heritage at 7pm.