Game #4: Granite City Lumberjacks 5 vs. Flint Jr. Generals 2
In their first game of the Silver Cup Championship Tournament, the Granite City Lumberjacks defeated the Flint Jr. Generals, 5-2. With the loss, Flint fell to 0-2 and were eliminated from the Silver Cup Tournament. Aaron Storch got the Lumberjacks off on the right note as he scored the opening two goals for Granite City, which came seven minutes apart in the 1st period. Flint clawed back to within 2-1 with a goal from Edward Osowski in the 2nd period. However, Storch struck again for a hat-trick with his third consecutive goal for Granite City in the 3rd period to make the score 3-1. Lucas Debenedet scored for the Lumberjacks midway through the 3rd period to make it 4-1. Flint’s Nicholas Gnagni scored to make it 4-2, but a late empty-net goal from Zac Sikich secured the 5-2 win. Granite City, which moved to 1-0, will face North Iowa on Friday for a chance to go to the Championship game for the chance to face Peoria on Saturday. Boxscore
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