Victor Simones 29 saves
On November 30, Rochester John Marshall spanked the Tigers 7-1 in a non-conference game at the Rochester Recreation Center. Thursday night on the same ice Farmington settled that score with a dominating 6-1 victory over the Rockets in the Section 1AA quarterfinals.
The win was the fifth straight for the Tigers and vaulted them into a semifinal match-up with top-seeded Lakeville South Saturday morning back at the Rochester Recreation Center.
"Four of our last five wina have come against teams that beat us the first go-around," Tiger coach Keith Revels said. "We are playing well and peaking at the right time."
Tyler Grubb gave the locals a 1-0 lead after the first period although the fifth-seeded Rockets seemed to get the better of the play.
"They had us on our heels with the home ice and higher seed," Revels said, "but we weathered the rush."
Andrew Peterson made it 2-0 early in the second and after JM countered with a goal, Jake Sorenson responded to make it 3-1 with a period to play.
"That goal was big," Revels said. "It stopped their (John Marshall) momentum."
Grant Hauswirth scored shorthanded to kick off a penalty-filled final period and later Zak Pyane and Matt Provost added goals to close out the scoring.
All in all, six different players scored goals and 10 had at least a point for the winners. All three lines produced at least a goal.
Top-seeded Lakeville South will present a bigger challenge to the Tigers but Revels feels his team will be up for it.
"They (South) are clearly the class of the section," he said. "We will need to play well defensively and between the pipes, especially against their top line. We have to be physical but stay out of the box."
Face-off is set for 11:30 a.m. at the Rochester Recreation Center.
