In game three of the Thomas Worthington Holiday Classic, Heights faced the Carmel Icehounds from suburban Indianapolis. Carmel's participation in this tournament was essentially an accident. Due to a miscommunication, Carmel thought they were entering a tournament against Prep teams. The Icehounds won their first two games of the tournament (against Worthington Kilbourne and Perrysburg) by identical scores of 10-0. Each game was stopped before reaching the third period due to a ten-goal mercy rule. The Tigers avoided a similar fate but still lost 10-1. Heights' defense held up reasonably well for two periods, trailing only 5-1 despite spending nearly the entire 30 minutes in the defensive zone. The lone Heights goal was recorded by Carl Rose with an assist from Chris Matthews. Matthews fought through a check and centered the puck to Rose who drove home a one-timer. The Tigers' defense gradually eroded in the third period and Carmel added five more goals. Penalties took a heavy toll on Heights as the Icehounds scored five times on the powerplay.