"Our guys battled hard tonight but we once again came up short as Hawley took control in the last eight minutes of the game," head coach John Gullingsrud said. "The game was tied up at 43 when they went on a quick 7-0 run that sealed our fate as we couldn't close the gap after that. We are still struggling to find our way in late game situations as we have been unable to hit a big shot to give us momentum on offense or come up with a stop defensively when we really need it."

The loss dropped Pelican Rapids to 9-15 overall on the season and 2-9 in the HOL, while Hawley improved to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in the HOL.