Jr. C Lions on-ice struggles return

nnMORRISBURG – The Morrisburg Lions found themselves on the wrong side of a pair of blow-out losses over the weekend, losing to division rivals Metcalfe and North Dundas.nnThe team took on the Metcalfe Jets on November 15th, losing 9-2.nnMetcalfe took an early 3-1 lead after the first period and didn’t look back, adding four goals in the second period and two in the third.nnAiden Daly and Justin Leroux scored the only goals for the Lions in the game. Goalies Riley Phillips and Kamden Sabourin shared the loss in net for the Lions.nnAnother loss in the game for the Lions was forward Cal Bilmer, who suffered a broken leg and will be out for the remainder of the season.nnThe Lions limped home to take on the North Dundas Rockets on November 16th, which resulted in another blow-out loss for the home side, 10-2.nnThe Rockets opened the scoring five minutes into the game and built a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes.nnNorth Dundas piled on four goals in the second period and three more in the third for the 10-2 win. Daly scored his third goal in as many games while Jake Amo scored the other goal for the Lions. Sabourin and Phillips split goaltending duties for Morrisburg.nnThe Lions remain in the basement of the NCJHL standings with three points and are on a four game losing streak.nnThe team will host the league-leading South Grenville Rangers at the Morrisburg Arena on November 23rd.