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Greater Latrobe - MS had a five-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 7-2 win over Hempfield - MS.

Greater Latrobe - MS got the win behind a great game by John Florek, who had one goal and two assists. Florek scored 2:54 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Greater Latrobe - MS. Alek Gmuer assisted on the tally.

Greater Latrobe - MS additionally got points from Gregory Ferri, who also tallied two goals and two assists to lead the team in points and Jarred Stein, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Others who scored for Greater Latrobe - MS included Alexander Walker, Colten McCutcheon, and Lane Ruffner, who scored one goal each. In addition, Greater Latrobe - MS received assists from Darick Hrtyanski and Dalton Lute, who contributed one each.

Hempfield - MS managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Hempfield - MS ended up below its season average of 8.0 penalty minutes per game. Hempfield - MS' defensemen played an important role in the offense, chipping in two goals.

Hempfield - MS was led by Trent Gray, who had two goals. Gray scored the first of his two goals at 4:16 into the third period to make the score 6-1 Greater Latrobe - MS. Christian Konieczka picked up the assist. Gray's next tally made the score 6-2 Greater Latrobe - MS with 12:34 left in the third period. Hempfield - MS had taken the advantage when Greater Latrobe - MS' Nicholas Byrd got sent off for body checking. Jaxson Zelli assisted on the tally.

Greater Latrobe - MS' Xavier Rolin stopped 19 shots out of the 21 that he faced. Greater Latrobe - MS incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Hempfield - MS' starting goalie, Joe Behler, made three saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of Paul Oliver, who stopped nine shots. Hempfield - MS registered one goal on three power play opportunities.