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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield boys hockey team had its four-game winning streak snapped as it dropped a 2-1 decision to Wausau East/Merrill in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game Tuesday night at the Marshfield Area Ice Arena.
East/Merrill (2-6, 1-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference) scored twice in the second period to break open a scoreless game, and held off a late charge from Marshfield (6-6, 0-3 WVC).
Seth Peterson scored with 5:47 remaining in the game for Marshfield to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Tigers couldn’t get another goal across.
Marshfield plays at D.C. Everest on Thursday.
Bluejacks 2, Tigers 1
Wausau East/Merrill 0 2 0 – 2
Marshfield 0 0 1 – 1
Second period: 1. WEM, Brennan Harsh, 5:09; 2. WEM, James Pawlicki (Harsh), pp., 15:26.
Third period: 3. M, Seth Peterson (Ryan Krueger, Evan Weister), 11:13.
Saves: WEM, Caleb McCorkle 22; M, Jakob Schmidt 20.
Records: Wausau East/Merrill 2-6, 1-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference; Marshfield 6-6, 0-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.