Heights started the league portion of the schedule with a wild overtime loss against Hudson. The Tigers never trailed in regulation, taking a one-goal lead on four occasions, but Hudson answered each time. Heights brought a 2-1 lead into the locker room after one period thanks to a pair of goals by Dee Samuel. Hudson scored the only goal of the second period, then Paris Murray put the Tigers back on top with a shorthanded goal early in the third. The Explorers tied it within five minutes, but Jason Kelce knocked in a rebound to recapture the lead at 4-3. That lead only lasted for a minute and a half as Hudson evened the score in the final two minutes. Both teams had frequent scoring chances throughout the game, and that didn't change in overtime. Hudson scored the game-winner four minutes in. Goaltender Daley Baker finished with 20 saves, keeping Heights in the game with his quick reflexes.