Owatonna, Minnesota. There was a lot riding on this series. Going into the Chirstmas break, this was a very important series. The winner would have the momentum going into Christmas. On Friday night, Owatonna got on the board first on a mistake by Bismarck’s number 31 Ryan Faragher. With Owatonna capitalizing when Schyler Adams capitalized on a Faragher mistake. But the Bobcats quickly bailed out their all star goalie on a goal by Charles Mosey, tying the game at 1. The Bobcats grabbed the momentum making the next goal the game winner on a goal by Daniel Zawacki. Score 2-1 Bobcats. The next night, the Bobcats derailed the Express, scoring a 5-1 win. Here is Saturday night’s recap. Saturday night the Bobcats applied pressure on Owatonna early and often. Brett Bower would score first with help from Francis DeAugustine in period one. In the second period, Grant Mindt scored with help from Samuel Dougherty making the score 2-0. Owatonna would get on the board in the 3rd period with a score by Lawrence Cornellier making it 2-1, but not for long. The Bobcats scored three times after that, by Daniel Zawacki, Bryce Schmitt, and Francis DeAugustine, making it a 5-1 Bobcats win. The Bobcats have a record of 19-8-1 and Owatonna has a record of 16-12-4. The next Bobcats game is on Thursday December 30th when they look to barbecue the Wings. Face off is at 7:15pm.
