Chapter Seven: The Bastard

So far, the score was 3-1, putting us in the lead. The Cobras had the puck and were advancing towards Owen.

"Block it, Foley!" I heard coach scream. Almost at the exact same time, the puck was shot towards the goal, and Owen slammed down and blocked the score.

"Yeah, Foley!" Coach shouted.

Owen grinned and threw a thumbs up as Jayden stole the puck, swinging it to Marcus.

I called out to Marcus once he was halfway down the rink, and he swung the puck in my direction, giving me a perfect shot.

I intercepted the puck with my stick and skated towards the goal, dodging players and keeping the puck away from their sticks, and passed the puck back to Marcus as soon as I knew he had the ultimate shot, since his was better than mine, and he scored, bringing the score up to 4-1.

The crowd cheered, and I fistbumped Marcus. "Yeah, man!"

He slapped me on the back as he skated by.

A couple of blocks and a score later, halftime rolled around, and the coach called us back into the ben