Belle Tire (mm) tried to dig itself out of a four-goal hole, but Fox Motors (mm) held on for a 5-3 victory.

Fox Motors (mm) made the score 5-1 on a goal by Carter ONeil at 8:26 in the third period, and Belle Tire (mm) got as close as 5-3 when Brenden Stanko scored 15:18 into the third period.

The win gave Fox Motors (mm) a 1-0 lead in the best of one series.

Fox Motors (mm) got the win behind a great game by Jared Hoerle, who had one goal and two assists. Hoerle scored 8:29 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Fox Motors (mm). Darren Johnson picked up the assist.

Others who scored for Fox Motors (mm) included Evan Dougherty, Reed Lebster, and Thomas Davis, who scored one goal each. More assists for Fox Motors (mm) came via Christopher Lipe and Riley Murphy, who each chipped in one.

Belle Tire (mm)'s penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Fox Motors (mm) power plays.

Belle Tire (mm) was helped by John Kaljian, who had one goal. Kaljian scored 11:44 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Fox Motors (mm). Mack Hastings assisted on the tally. In addition, Belle Tire (mm) received assists from Andrew Woodstock, Cameron Babiak, and Brandon Kruse, who contributed one each.

Camden Kalleward made 20 saves for Fox Motors (mm) on 23 shots. Fox Motors (mm) incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Dominic Barton made seven saves before being replaced by Ryan McInchak, who took the loss and made 11 saves. Belle Tire (mm) incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.