Mark the Sarnia Sting down as tardy for their first school day game of the season.

They were late for the bell Wednesday morning as their brutal start proved costly in a 7-3 road loss to the Owen Sound Attack.

The Sting trailed 3-0 after one period and 7-0 after two before 2,778 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

The loss was their worst since an 8-1 shellacking by the Windsor Spitfires in the season opener.

The Sting (4-7-2-0) remain mired in ninth place in the Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference after their third straight loss.

The Sting appeared to turn a corner after impressive efforts in some recent hard-luck losses, but they’ve taken a step back with two straight disappointing defeats.

“We’re supposed to play the same way night in and night out,” head coach A

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