Weekend Sweep Over Willmar and New Ulm

Sep 27, 2021

Willmar 1 @ Granite City 5 – The Lumberjacks got goals from five different players and goalie Quentin Sigurdson made 21 saves as they stayed perfect on the season with a 5-1 win over the visiting WarHawks. Granite City opened up a 2-0 lead in the 2nd period with goals from Troy Lund and Ben Anderson. The lead increased to 5-0 in the 3rd period as Granite City got three more goals from Brett Reed, Cory Warner, and Matthew DeLany. With under a minute remaining, the WarHawks scored their lone goal from Zach Dalzell. Will Penney made 34 saves in the loss.

New Ulm 2 @ Granite City 5 – A pair of Kyle Mortenson tallies saw the Lumberjacks take an early advantage in this contest, en route to a 5-2 win over the visiting Steel. Brett Reed, Ben Anderson and Tucker Skime rounded out Granite City’s scoring, as Gavin Brunmeier and Jack Laser fueled New Ulm’s late push. Andrew Tuttle finished with 14 saves in the win, while New Ulm’s Zach Foster was far busier with 41 saves in his team’s defeat.