After Georgetown Prep had battled back from a three-goal deficit and tied the game on a strike by Daniel Cole with 1:37 left in the third period, Spalding's Liam Eden spoiled the comeback with an unassisted goal less than a minute later to defeat the Little Hoyas, 5-4, at Piney Orchard Ice Arena on Friday night.

Spalding's Evan Donnelly opened the scoring with the first of his two goals on a power play at 13:21 of the first period. The Cavaliers quickly added to their lead with two goals in the first minute of the second period. Dmitri Jukus and Liam's sister, Lacey, each tallying goals to give Spalding a three-goal lead.

Prep's Patrick Fitzgerald started the comeback with his team's first goal of the game at 1:21 of the second period. After Donnelly tallied his second of the game, while Spalding was shorthanded, to regain a three-goal lead, Fitzgerald responded while Prep was on a power play to bring his side to within two after two periods.

The Little Hoyas' Alex Chaconas scored on another power play, at 8: 37 of the third, before Cole's goal set up Eden's late-game heroics.