This story is sponsored by: American Family Insurance – Randy Le Moine Agency
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
MARSHFIELD – Tomahawk scored four straight goals over a 10-minute period spanning the first and second periods to beat Marshfield 6-3 in a nonconference boys hockey Thursday night at the Marshfield Youth Ice and Recreation Arena.
The game was the home opener for the Tigers, who fall to 2-2 on the season. Tomahawk improves to 1-2.
Tomahawk’s Luke Schoone scores in the opening minute before Marshfield tied the game on a goal by Cole Irish with 11:02 to go in the first period.
From there, the Hatchets pulled away.
A goal by Alex Ungerer with 1:22 left in the period gave Tomahawk the lead for good and it added three more goals in the first 8:18 of the second to grab a 5-1 lead. Kevin Bolder scored twice and Ungerer added another goal during the stretch for Tomahawk.
Zach Leggon scored twice, both on assists from Bobby Leggon, to cut their deficit to 5-3 with just under 5 minutes left.
Marshfield couldn’t get any closer and Nick Buitron added an empty net goal with 4 seconds left for Tomahawk.
Brad Krueger had 13 saves and Austin Pickhard had four in goal for Marshfield.
The Tigers play a nonconference game at Chequamegon on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Hatchets 6, Tigers 3
Tomahawk 2 3 1 – 6
Marshfield 1 1 1 – 3
First period: 1. T, Luke Schoone (Alex Ungerer, Kevin Bolder), 16:21; 2. M, Cole Irish (Zach Leggon), 11:02; 3. T, Ungerer (Kris Gaedtke), 1:22.
Second period: 4. T, Bolder (Ungerer), 13:41; 5. T, Bolder (Nick Buitron, Ungerer), 12:08; 6. T, Ungerer (Gaedtke), 8:42; 7. M, Z. Leggon (Bobby Leggon), 1:38.
Third period: 8. M, Z. Leggon (B. Leggon), 4:51; 9. T, Buitron (empty net), 0:04.
Saves: T, Evan Russo 28; M, Brad Krueger 13, Austin Pickhard 4.
Records: Tomahawk 1-2; Marshfield 2-2.