Mathematically the Owen Sound Attack are still in the hunt for a playoff spot.

The reality is all that’s left is the crying because there’s no way the Attack will  catch the Guelph Storm for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Even a win tonight against Erie – and it’s looking good with a 2-0 lead after the first period – won’t be enough.

While the math says Owen Sound needs to win its next three and hope Guelph goes 0-4 down the stretch, the reality is the Attack isn’t playing well enough for that to happen.

The Storm is 6-4-0-0 in the last 10 while Owen Sound is 3-6-0-1.

That’s a five-point difference and not so coincidentally, the Attack trail by five points in the standings.

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Owen Sound 2 Erie 0

Goals: OS – Steven Shipley, Garrett Wilson.

Goaltenders: Scott Stajcer OS (8/8); Ramis Sadkov E (15/17).