The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs are rolling at the Mac’s Tournament.
They finished pool play with another victory Sunday, their fourth straight.
With a 2-1 win over the Notre Dame Hounds, Red Deer finished first in Pool 2 and earned a quarter-final date against the Lethbridge Hurricanes.
In the win over the Hounds, Josh Zinger opened the scored for the Optimist Chiefs late in the second.
Sawyer Senio made it 2-0 at 13:23 of the third before Jacob Dale responded for Notre Dame. For the second straight game, Red Deer hung on to earn the one-goal victory.
Bretton Park made 26 saves to earn the win in the Red Deer net.
Red Deer will play the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Monday at 9 a.m. On Dec. 16, before the Christmas break in Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League play, the Hurricanes knocked off the Optimist Chiefs 3-2 in Lethbridge.
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