33rd goal of the season
(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Blake, the No. 2 rated Class A team in Minnesota, lived up to its billing with a convincing 5-1 win over Farmington Tuesday night, Jan. 18, at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
The loss snapped the Tigers seven-game win streak that started on Dec. 28 and left their season record at 13-6. Blake moved to 14-3-1.
The contest also marked the first time the two schools have faced each other since the Class A state championship game of 2007 when the Bears prevailed 2-1. The following year Farmington moved up to Class AA.
The visitors made a statement early scoring two unanswered goals in the opening period and then adding another in the second to go up 3-0 before Krystal Baumann finally broke the scoring ice for Farmington with her 33rd goal with 2:30 left in the period.
But the Bears countered with a score just 49 seconds later to make it 4-1 with a period to play. Blake's Abbie Lund's power play goal 1:45 into the final period accounted for the final score of the night.
Both teams had their scoring opportunities with the Bears finishing with a 36-31 advantage in shots on goal.
Tiger goalkeeper Jessica Erchul had a busy night between the pipes, registering 31 saves.
The Tigers return to action Friday night when they travel to Red Wing for a Missota Conference game at Prairie Island Arena. Farmington, a perfect 8-0 in league play, beat the Wingers 6-4 earlier in the season at Schmitz-Maki.
