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MERRILL – Merrill scored the final two goals to ease past Marshfield 3-1 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference boys hockey game Thursday night at the Marshfield Youth Ice Arena.
Bryce Gadke scored for Marshfield 4:16 into the second period to tie the game 1-1, but that was all the Tigers could muster.
Bryce Swiechowski scored 2:30 later and Michael Baumann added a goal 10:26 into the third period to give the Bluejays (5-12, 2-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference) the win.
Chris Sanford had five saves and Haydon Roy-Peterson had eight in goal for Marshfield (7-14, 1-9 Wisconsin Valley Conference).
Marshfield outshot Merrill 39-16, but Bluejays goalie Bryce Broeking made 38 saves to earn the win.
Marshfield closes out its regular season next week with a game at D.C. Everest on Tuesday and a home game Feb. 12 against Wausau East.
Bluejays 3, Tigers 1
Merrill 1 1 1 – 3
Marshfield 0 1 0 – 1
First period: 1. MER, Tristan Zdroik, 13:22.
Second period: 2. MAR, Bryce Gadke (Brandon Nikolai), 4:16; 3. MER, Bryce Swiechowski (Adam Detert), 6:46.
Third period: 4. MER, Michael Baumann (Ben Rasmussen, Ivan DeBroux), 10:26.
Saves: MER, Bryce Broeking 38; MAR, Chris Sanford 5, Haydon Roy-Peterson 8.
Records: Merrill 5-12, 2-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 7-14, 1-9 Wisconsin Valley Conference.