Cleveland Barons (mm) could not stop Fox Motors (mm)'s Riley Murphy, who tallied a hat trick in a 5-3 win.

Murphy notched his first tally 3:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 6:38 into the third and at 17:28 into the third.

Fox Motors (mm) pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 12 penalty minutes.

Fox Motors (mm) put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cleveland Barons (mm) to score on any of its six power plays.

Fox Motors (mm) also had goals scored by Evan Dougherty and Trevor Adams, who scored one goal each. In addition, Fox Motors (mm) received assists from Braxton Wert and Carter ONeil, who each chipped in two.

Cleveland Barons (mm) excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. The defensemen of Cleveland Barons (mm) were also effective in Fox Motors (mm)'s zone, and came away with two goals.

Cleveland Barons (mm) was led by Connor Kucharski, who registered two goals. Kucharski scored the first of his two goals at 7:10 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Fox Motors (mm). Curtis Hall assisted on the tally. Kucharski's next tally made the score 4-3 Fox Motors (mm) with 10:56 left in the third period. Drew Magyar also scored for Cleveland Barons (mm). Other players who recorded assists for Cleveland Barons (mm) were Jack Ludwig, who had one.

Camden Kalleward recorded 27 saves for Fox Motors (mm). Chad Dodero rejected 18 shots on goal for Cleveland Barons (mm). Cleveland Barons (mm) incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.