Jr. Blues Drop Two One Goal Games to the Power
Sunday, January 12 – West Bend 4 @ St. Louis 3 (OT) – Kyle Settles and Michael Soell would light the lamp in the first period to give the Jr. Blues the two-goal lead heading into the intermission. In the second period, Evan Burchardt would put the Power on the board, this would be the only scoring of the period. Quickly into the third, both teams would exchange goals as Soell would get his second, and Quinn O’Connor would quickly respond. In the dying seconds of the game, Grant Schaible would tie this one and send it to overtime. Trace Shumlas would complete the comeback in overtime, with his goaltender, Owen Soderholm, making 23 saves in the process.
Saturday, January 11 – West Bend 3 @ St. Louis 2 (OT) – The fifth-place St. Louis Blues gave the Central Division-leading West Bend Power a run for their money but ultimately fell 3-2 in overtime. Despite having just 15 shots on goal in the contest, 40 less than the Power, the Jr. Blues were able to score two goals and keep the game tied through three periods of play. The 55 shots on goal were handled by a rotation of two St. Louis goalies, Travis Visvadra and Oscar Pupillo. Visvadra was the one in the net who let up each of West Bend’s three goals. West Bend defensemen Brody Josselyn and Teagan Scheurer were the driving force for the Power’s offense, as each scored a goal and totaled an assist in the win.
