Leaside Wildcats recorded a 3-2 victory against the London Devilettes Saturday evening and as the score suggests, the visitors put on a spirited performance. The battle at Leaside Gardens was only one of two triumphs for the Wildcats. The second emerged from inside the computer of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League At the end the day, it found that the Wildcats had shoehorned themselves into second place leaving the Whitby Wolves in third. It is a fractional lead but part of a picture emerging in January of a Leaside team that knows how to win. Durham West still tops the league. At the arena, Megan Pardy scored in both the first and second periods. What turned out to be the winning goal was also scored late in the second courtesy of Samantha Jones. A Leaside penalty to Emma Pye in the third gave London a chance to challenge and they did. Bryce Desa recorded the power play marker for the Devillettes. But that was all the scoring there was. Molly Jenkins faced 33 shots for London and the Wildcat’s Katie Mowbray, 27. Assists go to Emma Pye (twice) Cynthia Cavanagh, Caitlin Heale and Mariah Hinds. Standings
