Sturgeon Pee Wees on Losing End in Battle for 2^nd

The Sarnia Sturgeon PeeWees faced a formidable task on Saturday as they tavelled to London to face the Forest City Thunderbirds who were ranked second in the province.  The Sturgeon, who made the trip with only 22 players, battled valiantly but came out on the losing end of a 21-8 score.
 
In the first half the Sturgeon defense fought hard and made several key defensive plays and found themselves trailing by only a 6-0 score at the break.  Forest City took the opening kick-off in the second half and drove the length of the field for their second major.  On their ensuing possession, the Sturgeon turned the ball over at mid-field .  The defense came up big and stopped the Thunderbirds, led by Chase "Meat" McRae.  Forest City struck for their third touchdown in the fourth quarter.  The Sturgeon did not give up and were rewarded with a touchdown late in the game on an end sweep by hard running Jamie Campbell.  Josh Kita closed out the scoring with a two point conversion.
 
Things do not get any easier for the  Sturgeon PeeWee's  as they host the number one team in the province, the Chatham-Kent Cougars at Norm Perry Park, July 11 at noon.