The Columbus Cottonmouths had trouble finding ways to stop the Peoria Rivermen, which beat Cottonmouths, 7-1.

Matt Summers had one goal and two assists to lead Peoria. Summers scored 3:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Peoria. Brandon Greenside assisted on the tally.

The Rivermen's penalty box was a popular destination as the team totaled seven minors and two majors for 44 minutes in penalty time. Peoria surpassed its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. The Rivermen surpassed their usual scoring output this season. This season, Peoria averages 3.0 goals per contest. The defensemen of the Rivermen were also effective in Columbus' zone, and came away with two goals. Peoria put 51 shots on net during the contest, more than the 27.8 it averages per game.

Peoria additionally got points from Mark Corbett, who also grabbed one goal and one assist, Connor P. Toomey, who also finished with one goal and one assist, and Steve Morra, who also registered one goal and two assists to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Peoria included Michael Slowikowski, Garrett Vermeersch, and Chris Wilson, who each put in one. In addition, Peoria received assists from Adam Stuart, who had two.

The Cottonmouths were often in penalty trouble, totaling 10 minors and four majors for 90 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 18.0 minutes per game Columbus had been spending in the box. The Cottonmouths relied on a core group of players for most of their offense, as John Jackson, Kyle Brodie and Al Graves took 15 of the team's 25 shots.

Columbus was led by Craig Simchuk, who scored the team's only goal. Simchuk scored 15:39 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Peoria. Garret Lockeridge picked up the assist.

The Rivermen's starting goalie, Kyle Rank, made 10 saves and finished with the win before he was taken out in favor of Francois Brassard, who stopped 14 shots. Peoria registered three goals on 14 power play opportunities. Shannon Szabados recorded 44 saves for the Cottonmouths. Columbus registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. For the Cottonmouths, Kyle Johnson and Graves were ejected from the contest.