Senior forward Josiah Gronholz scored the first 3 goals of the game for the Cardinals completing his hat-trick midway through the 2nd period. Gronholz’s first came at the 9:57 mark of the first period off a top corner snipe after intercepting a River Lakes breakout pass. Although applying a lot of pressure and getting multiple scoring chances, the Cards were only able to take a 1 goal lead heading into the second period.

Sophomore defenseman Jack Lamski blocked a shot and made a stretch pass to Sophomore Gavin Olson who found Gronholz in the slot for his 2nd goal of the night. Senior Goaltender Gabe Evink would record his first Varsity point after stopping the puck behind the
net, setting up a breakout pass from Jack Lamski who found Gronholz flying own the sideboards.
Gronholz was able to beat the River Lakes defenseman on the short side to complete his hat-trick.  Junior Tyler Kludt would score the final goal of the night on the power play after hammering home a rebound goal from a shot by Senior defenseman Pieter Mulder.

Despite not scoring in the final period of the game, the Cardinals continued to apply pressure and didn’t deviate away from their game plan.  Senior Goaltender Gabe Evink recorded his first Varsity Shutout and the Cardinals first shutout of the year with the win.

The Cardinals rebound quick with a big Central Lakes Conference and Section game against Fergus Falls Tuesday night in Fergus. This game was rescheduled from last Thursday night
and it will be Varsity only starting at 5:00 pm.