MITCHELL — A five-game homestand for the Mitchell Marlins boys hockey team concluded with an 8-2 loss to Rushmore on Friday night.
The Marlins opened the scoring with an unassisted first-period goal by Tyson Sabers, but a run of six-straight goals by Rushmore ensued over the remainder of the opening period and much of the second ensued.
Rushmore’s Hayden Holec tied the contest at 1-1 less than 30 seconds after Sabers’ opener, before Cameron Ritter scored the first goal of his hat trick while the visitors were short-handed. In the second period, Rushmore’s Wyatt Reeder and Carter Kirk scored on either side of two more goals from Ritter.
Levi Loken pulled Mitchell back within 6-2 on a late second-period goal assisted by Daniel Laufman and Lukas Jerke.
Rushmore (13-0-1) added two more goals in the third period, one by Reeder and the final by Colton Merchen.
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For the game, Rushmore had 47 shots to Mitchell’s 17, converting on two of four power play opportunities. Drake Jerke made 39 saves with a save percentage of .830 for the Marlins, while his counterpart, Tanner Kopec, stopped 15 shots for a save percentage of .882.
Mitchell (7-6-1) is on the road for its next five games, starting Friday, Feb. 10, at Sioux Center, Iowa.
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