Berkley Bruins tried its best to erase a four-goal deficit, but Traverse City Hounds would not be denied the victory and hung on to win, 7-5.

Traverse City Hounds took a 7-3 lead during the third period, only to have Berkley Bruins storm back on a Grant McCormack goal 16:56 into the third period to pull to two goals down.

Garrison Sanipass and Patrick Rogowski provided the spark for Traverse City Hounds, combining for three goals and four assists. Sanipass had two goals and two assists and Rogowski also notched one goal and two assists.

Traverse City Hounds racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with 14 minors and three majors for 63 minutes in penalty time. Traverse City Hounds surpassed its season average of 45.0 penalty minutes per game. Traverse City Hounds was held below its usual level of production. Traverse City Hounds puts an average of 9.7 pucks into the net per game. Traverse City Hounds forced Berkley Bruins goalie Kory Dombrowski to work between the pipes, taking 45 shots. Traverse City Hounds' penalty kill managed to stymie Berkley Bruins' power play, giving up only one goal while playing with a man down.

Traverse City Hounds additionally got points from Jacob Gillis, who also grabbed one goal and two assists, Alex Devries, who also finished with one goal and one assist, Rogowski, who also registered one goal and two assists, and Josh Smith, who also had one goal and one assist. Traverse City Hounds also got a goal from Cam Fisher as well. In addition, Traverse City Hounds received assists from Kevin Hansen, who had one and Kenneth Simmons Jr, who had two.

Berkley Bruins was often in penalty trouble, totaling nine minors and three majors for 63 minutes in penalty time. Berkley Bruins had been averaging 38.0 minutes in penalties per game. Traverse City Hounds was unable to stop Berkley Bruins from sending pucks towards the net, and Berkley Bruins eventually piled up 32 shots on goal. Berkley Bruins bested its season scoring average. Berkley Bruins has scored at the pace of 2.7 goals per game during the current campaign.

Berkley Bruins also got points from Austin Wilson, who also racked up one goal and one assist and Austin Postek, who also registered one goal and one assist. Steven Kubas also scored for Berkley Bruins. More assists for Berkley Bruins came via Brandon Borkowski, who had one and Brandon Goodes, who had two.

Colton Lewicki recorded 27 saves for Traverse City Hounds. Traverse City Hounds registered two goals on six power play opportunities. For Traverse City Hounds, Gillis was ejected from the game. Berkley Bruins' Dombrowski stopped 38 shots out of the 45 that he faced. For Berkley Bruins, Wilson and Vaughn Clouston were ejected from the contest.