St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) held on for a 3-2 victory.

A goal by Carson Nichols put Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) up 3-0 in the second period, but St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) pulled to within one on Nick Balestra's tally 17:19 into the third period.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm)'s penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) power plays.

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) was led by Joey Kile, who had one goal and one assist. Kile scored 4:21 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm). RYAN CULLEN picked up the assist. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) also got a goal from JOEY CASSETTI as well. In addition, Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) received assists from CHRISTOPHER CAMERON, Giovanni Carabelli, and Dylan Strahan, who each chipped in one.

St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) also got points from Steve Lockwood, who also racked up one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Other players who recorded assists for St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) were James Long, Curtis Oliff, and Brady Tkachuk, who contributed one each.

BRIAN GEORGE made 20 saves for Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) on 22 shots. Oakland Jr. Grizzlies (mm) incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Trevor Osborne took the loss and made 10 saves before being replaced by Jake Barczewski who made five saves. St. Louis AAA Blues (mm) incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.