KITCHENER, Ontario (Interstat) — Liam Beamish scored twice, and the visiting Erie Otters held off the Kitchener Rangers 4-3 on Friday in an Ontario Hockey League game at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Beamish’s second goal, assisted by Michael Dec and Mclean Agrette, made it 4-1 in the third. Luca Santala scored once and put five shots on net for Kitchener. Dec recorded three assists and three shots, while Agrette had two assists and four shots. Charlie Puglisi scored once with three shots and two penalty minutes, and Luca Romano also scored once with three shots. Ty Henry and Lucas Ambrosio also scored for Erie. Ambrosio added one shot and five penalty minutes. Avry Anstis recorded an assist for Kitchener, while Evan Headrick and Paul Schuster each added an assist for Erie. The Rangers cut the deficit to 4-3 late but could not equalize. Attendance was 5,544. Erie improved to 2-0, while Kitchener dropped to 1-2.