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Waterloo wins in Stratford to tie up Junior B championship

The Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League's Midwestern Division final is now tied at 2-2
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William Allman Memorial Arena.

Jacob McEachern scored the winner 3:34 into the third period, as the Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins beat the Stratford Warriors 4-2 on Monday night before 1,666 in attendance at the William Allman Memorial Arena. 

The Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League's Midwestern Division final is now tied at 2-2. 

Blake Wideman added an empty netter with three second left for the Siskins.

After a scoreless opening period, the Warriors took the lead when Hunter Nagge scored on a powerplay in the second period. Ryan Lunn tied the game up, also with a man advantage and Ben Oliver gave the visitors the lead. Reid Oliver tied the game up for Stratford with 3:59 left in the second period. 

Nolan Chartrand and Owen Willmore both stopped 31 shots for K-W and Stratford, respectively. 

Stratford travels to Waterloo for Game 5 on Wednesday. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Game 6 is back at the Allman Memorial Arena on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Game 7, if necessary, would be on Easter Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.