Rebels Serve Up Hellions in a Handbasket

The Rebels took on the Hellions in the first game of the best of 3 quarter final series. Things didn't look good for Red after the Hellions took a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the game. The Rebels rallied back though scoring scoring 4 unanswered goals from Neal, Ali, James and Darko to take a 4-1 lead going into the second half. Once again, the Hellions scored in the first minute of the second frame and the pressure now went to the Rebels to see if they could hold on or give up the lead as they have been known to do in the past. The next shift did turn out to be the turning point but it was in the Rebels favour this time as 2 more goals went in, one from Jimmy (his first of the season) and Ali, with his second of the game. The Hellions tried to make a game of it by finding the back of the net once more but the Rebels onslaught continued as Neal added his second of the night and Jimmy added 2 more of his own for a hat trick giving his team a decisive 9-3 victory. Jimmy ended the night with 5 points while Ali came away with 4. Neal, James and Scott all got 3 points a piece while Paul and Alex tallied 2 each. Warren also added an assist for his first point of the season. The Rebels now have the chance to sweep the Hellions and move to the semi finals with a win on Monday.