THE ST. CLOUD NORSEMEN SUFFERED TWO NARROW DEFEATS AGAINST THE WATERTOWN SHAMROCKS OVER THE WEEKEND.
FRIDAY NIGHT IN WATERTOWN ST. CLOUD JUMPED ON TOP EARLY WITH HOBY SKULSTAD SCORING HIS 2ND OF THE YEAR 3 MINUTES INTO THE GAME WITH ASSISTS FROM JACK WELBY AND DAYLIN CLINE. AFTER A WATERTOWN GOAL IT WAS NIKLAS ANDERSON GIVING THE NORSEMEN THE LEAD AGAIN WITH HIS 2ND OF THE YEAR FROM EASTON KENNEDY AND JACKSON DOLFI. WATERTOWN SCORED TWICE LATER IN THE 2ND AND LED 4-2 LATE IN THE 3RD WHEN BRANDON RODENWALD SCORED A SHORT-HANDED GOAL TO PULL THE NORSEMEN WITHIN A GOAL AT 4-3 BUT THE SHAMROCKS ADDED AN EMPTY NETTER TO SECURE THE 5-3 VICTORY. AXEL KYLIN MADE 29 SAVES IN DEFEAT.
SATURDAY NIGHT THE NORSEMEN WERE HOME FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT. TRAILING 1-0 MIDWAY THROUGH THE 2ND PERIOD EASTON KENNEDY TIED IT UP WITH HIS 3RD OF THE YEAR OFF AN ASSIST FROM EVAN HINNENKAMP, AND THEN 3 MINUTES LATER THE CROWD ROSE TO THEIR FEET AGAIN WHEN MATE TARDE BURIED HIS 8TH OF THE YEAR FOR A 2-1 LEAD WITH ASSISTS FROM CHRISTIAN GARRITY AND DANTE RODRIGUEZ. WATERTOWN SURGED BACK TO CLAIM A 3-2 LEAD HEADING INTO THE 3RD AND THEN ADDED ANOTHER FOR A 4-2 LEAD BEFORE JACKSON DOLFI GAVE THE NORSEMEN HOPE SCORING HIS 1ST OF THE YEAR WITH 6 MINUTES LEFT OFF ASSISTS FROM CLINE AND DOMINYKAS SADAUSKAS. WATERTOWN WEATHERED THE NORSEMEN PRESSURE DOWN THE STRETCH AND HELD ON FOR THE 4-3 VICTORY.
ST. CLOUD WILL TRAVEL TO MINOT THIS WEEKEND. PUCK DROP WILL BE 7:35 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
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