LA Jr. Kings (mm) and Cleveland Barons (mm) were evenly matched throughout their contest, but LA Jr. Kings (mm) made the most of its opportunities and won, 3-2.

LA Jr. Kings (mm) gained the winning advantage on a goal by Hirotaka Cox 5:42 into the third period and hung on until final buzzer.

LA Jr. Kings (mm) was paced by Cox, who tallied one goal.

LA Jr. Kings (mm) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. LA Jr. Kings (mm) finished below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game. Cleveland Barons (mm) was unable to stop LA Jr. Kings (mm) from sending pucks towards the net, and LA Jr. Kings (mm) eventually piled up 37 shots on goal.

Others who scored for LA Jr. Kings (mm) included John St. Ivany and Jacob McGrew, who scored one goal each. In addition, LA Jr. Kings (mm) received assists from Nicholas Castro, who had two and Jordan Bonner and Jackson Wozniak, who each chipped in one.

Cleveland Barons (mm) managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Cleveland Barons (mm) ended up below its season average of 12.0 penalty minutes per game.

Cleveland Barons (mm) was helped by Turner Banyasz, who registered one goal. Banyasz scored 10:18 into the second period to make the score 2-1 LA Jr. Kings (mm). Brody Rodgers picked up the assist. Cleveland Barons (mm) also got a goal from Drew Magyar as well. More assists for Cleveland Barons (mm) came via Ricky Boysen, Connor Kucharski, and Donny Dickens, who contributed one each.

Rhett Bruckner recorded 25 saves for LA Jr. Kings (mm). LA Jr. Kings (mm) registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. Cleveland Barons (mm)'s Jackson Polish stopped 34 shots out of the 37 that he faced. Cleveland Barons (mm) registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.