The Waterloo Warriors might've felt like they won the Battle of Waterloo, but the Laurier Golden Hawks won the war.

The Warriors lost their second and final matchup with their cross-town rivals by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night, despite carrying the bulk of the play and outshooting the Golden Hawks 45-25.

Vonne Merante was unquestionably the game's featured player, making 44 stops in the Laurier net. Mac Clutsam and Mike Webley each added a goal and an assist for Laurier, who improves to 11-11-0 on the season.

Mike Moffat (Waterloo) scored the only goal for the Warriors, as they dropped their second straight contest following an eight-game winning streak. Mike Morrison (Hamilton) turned aside 21 shots in the defeat, which dropped Waterloo's record to 12-10-0.

Laurier registered four of the game's first five shots, but Waterloo poured it on for the rest of the frame, notching 19 shots in the opening period. But it was Laurier's Derek Schoenmakers who drew first blood, beating Morrison to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Laurier would add to their lead in the middle stanza, as Erik Pushka found twine on Morrison's blocker side to make it 2-0. The ice was once again tilted in favour of Waterloo for most of the period, but unlike in the first, the Warriors finally broke through in the second period – Moffat cracked Merante's goose egg with under three minutes to play in the frame, making it 2-1 for Laurier heading to the third period.

The Warriors kept the pressure on in the final 20, but they couldn't force another one past Merante. Just past the 10-minute mark, the Hawks widened their lead when Clutsam tipped home a power play marker to make it 3-1 Laurier. Webley then added an empty netter to round out the scoring.

The Warriors will now look to get back on a winning track next weekend, when they make the long trek north to face the Lakehead Thunderwolves in back-to-back contests.