The Gonzaga Eagles demonstrated why they are the MAPHL’s only unbeaten team (7-0-1) in league play—and why they have been the Washington area’s No. 1 ranked team—as they battled past Georgetown Prep, 7-2, in hostile territory at Cabin John Ice Arena on Friday night.

The heated rivalry didn’t disappoint the capacity crowd as there were plenty of goals, thundering hits and penalties (Gonzaga had eight and the Little Hoyas three).

But it was the Eagles that jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals from Farrell Dinn, Tommy Krisztinicz and Colin O’Leary. Prep (4-4-0 MAPHL) got on the board with Alex Chaconas’s unassisted power-play goal at 4:28 of the second period to bring the Little Hoyas to within two.

Malik Lansdown and Henry Middlebrook scored less than four minutes apart to put the Eagles back up by four before Chaconas scored his second of the game on a breakaway to pull his team to within three again. It would be the closest the Little Hoyas would get as O’Leary and Krisztinicz each would score their second goals of the game to seal the victory.