Musketeers win vs hard-to-beat Stars
One winning streak was extended as another was ended when the two in-form teams, the Sioux City Musketeers and the Lincoln Stars, faced each other at Tyson Events Center. Sioux City Musketeers won 7-4 at home and claimed their seventh straight win. Before the game, Lincoln Stars had six wins in a row.
One winning streak was extended as another was ended when the two in-form teams, the Sioux City Musketeers and the Lincoln Stars, faced each other at Tyson Events Center. Sioux City Musketeers won 7-4 at home and claimed their seventh straight win. Before the game, Lincoln Stars had six wins in a row.
The Stars took the lead at 4:28 in the first period, with a goal scored by Noah Laba. Mason Marcellus assisted on the play.
The Musketeers tied it back up at 6:27 of the period, after a Dylan James goal assisted by Owen McLaughlin and Bennett Schimek.
The Stars regained the lead at 8:09 of the period, after a Lucas Wahlin goal assisted by Gleb Veremyev and Carter Schade.
The Stars also increased the lead to 3-1 at 10:19 of the period, after a Dalton Norris goal assisted by Aidan Thompson and Joaquim Lemay.
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The Stars increased the lead to 4-1 at 11:44 of the period, after another goal assisted by Killian Kiecker-Olson and Luke Johnson.
At 12:07 in the first period Ben Steeves found his mark, assisted by Tabor Heaslip and narrowed the gap for the Musketeers.
The Musketeers narrowed the gap again at 15:33 into the third period when Ben Doran opened the scoring found the back of the net, assisted by Griffin Ludtke and Ben Steeves.
Dylan James then tallied a goal as he scored yet again, at 1:03 of the second period, cutting the deficit to 4-4. Damien Carfagna and Ben Steeves assisted on the play.
The Musketeers dominated, receiving goals from Dylan James (4) and Damien Carfagna. The final goal came with 52 seconds left to play.
The Musketeers were whistled for 29 penalty minutes, while the Stars just received 14 minutes.
The post-game conversations were all about Dylan James, who scored an incredible four goals for Musketeers. The remaining goals for the home team came from Damien Carfagna, Ben Doran and Ben Steeves, Dalton Norris, Noah Laba and Lucas Wahlin scored the goals for Stars.
The teams now have the chance to fine-tune their tactics, as they play each other again in the next matchup on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. CST at Ice Box.