Just how hot is the Reeths-Puffer hockey team?
Well, the Rockets scored 20 goals in two games over the weekend, capped off by a big 10-4 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview on Saturday at Muskegon's Lakeshore Sports Centre.
Tyler Tindall led the latest offensive explosion with three goals. Eli Cuti and Jordan Benkert each added two.
Tyler Tindall, who scored three goals.
The victory gave the Rockets a six-game winning streak heading into a big home matchup on Wednesday against conference-leading Grandville.
Reeths-Puffer, which recently battled through a 1-3-1 slump, improved to 12-4-1 on the season.
"We got off to a hot start and played a full game of good hockey," said R-P head coach Dustin Langlois. "We didn't take a shift off and everyone did all the right things. We had to battle through a couple of bad calls. but scoring multiple goals on the penalty kill was awesome.
Eli Cuti, who scored the first two goals of the game.
"We had a ton of scoring this week. We have a tough schedule next week, so hopefully the boys can keep it going. Very proud of this group and how we have come together. It's a process, but everyone is on board."
Cuti gave R-P an early 2-0 lead with a pair of goals. St. Clair Shores scored the third goal, then the Rockets added two shorthanded goals, from Tindall and Hayden Taylor, to take a 4-1 lead at the first break.
St. Clair Shores made it 4-2 early in the second period, then Ayden Hartzell and Benkert scored, and Tindall added two more goals, giving the Rockets a big advantage.. St. Clair Shores scored the final goal of the period, leaving R-P with an 8-3 lead.
Jordan Benkert, who scored two goals.
Connor Anderson and Benkert capped off the victory with goals for R-P in the third period. St. Clair Shores added a late goal, after the outcome was settled..
Cuti, Taylor, Hartzell, Bucky Aney. Trenton Hanks, Sheldon Fredrick and Gavin Pastotnik all had assists for the Rockets.
Junior standout Huck VanDyke collected another victory in goal.