(Wausau, WI) –The Wausau Cyclones took on the Wisconsin Woodsmen Friday and Saturday night at Marathon Park. Wausau won 6-2 Friday and won 5-3 on Saturday night to improve their season record to 18-5-0-0. The series sweep moves the Cyclones win streak to ten straight and to within three points of 1st place in the Central Division. Wausau has now won 16 of their last 18 games after starting the season with a 2-3 record.
Friday night’s contest started a bit slow for Wausau as Wisconsin took a 1-0 lead after the 1st period thanks to a goal from Jackson Heim. Wausau came back strong in the 2nd with goals from Brandon Piwko and Anderson Brien, which gave the Clones a 2-1 lead after two. The final 20 minutes saw Wausau pull away as Gabe Randel netted his team leading 14th and 15th goals of the season. Connor Dvorak and Jack Dawley both joined the fun in the 3rd as Wausau earned their 9th straight victory on home ice. Collin Lemanski was solid in net again after stopping 27 of 29 shots to earn his league leading 13th win of the season.
Saturday night Wausau looked to sweep the Woodsmen and extend their win streak to ten games. The first period saw forward Connor Dvorak get things started with his 12th goal of the season to give Wausau a 1-0 lead after the 1st and the goal made it rain teddy bears for the Cyclones annual Teddy Bear Toss.
The 2nd period saw Wausau open things up a bit as forward Antonio Gomez scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season and Anderson Brien net his 9th, which was assisted by John Kriz and Isaac Baker. Jackson Heim was able to keep Wisconsin within striking distance as he netted the Woodsmen only goals of the second frame. In the 3rd period Antonio Gomez put an exclamation point on the night as he completed the hat trick at 2:12. Goalie Brady Faille earned the win after stopping 40 of 43 shots.
Watch the Wausau Cyclones in action this Friday, December 15th at Marathon Park as the first 250 fans receive a Cyclones flannel pom beanie presented by Bantr! Puck drops at 7:10pm and doors open at 6:30pm. Visit wausaucyclones.com for tickets today.
