The 98s put forth half an effort on Saturday afternoon in Malden and a very talented Seacoast team made them pay as they took down the home team 3-1. The Vipers certainly had their chances but could not finish on this day, and they did not take care of business in their own end as they were anything but difficult to play against in the D-Zone as they handed the Spartans 2 of the 3 goals. The Vipers lone goal came off a 2 on 1 that was started by Alex Delvento and set up by Dante Maribito winning a race then sliding a pretty pass to Kyle Hentosh who finished it off with a nice deke to cut the lead to 3-1. The Vipers would keep on the pressure with the goalie pulled but could not get any closer as the Spartans finished off a solid effort. The Vipers would come up short on a penalty shot in the second that would have made the score 2-1, but the Seacoast goalie made a nice save. Alex Delvento chipped in with some solid play from the Vipers.