Spaulding Crimson Tide (Barre, VT) fans exited the stadium happy Wednesday as they observed their ice hockey squad achieve victory over the host Essex Hornets (Essex Junction, VT), 4-1 in a league game.

With the win, Spaulding improves its record to 6-4 on the year. The Crimson Tide travel to U-32 (Montpelier, VT) to clash with the Raiders in a game on Wednesday, January 29. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 10-2. U-32 won 7-2 in their recent league game against Mt. Mansfield (Jericho, VT)

The Hornets now sport a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Colchester for a game on Saturday, January 25. Essex will clash with a Lakers squad coming off a 1-0 league loss to Rice Memorial (South Burlington, VT). The Lakers record now stands at 2-7.