(Wausau, WI) –The Wausau Cyclones took on the St. Louis Jr. Blues Friday and Saturday night at Marathon Park. Wausau won 7-3 Friday and won 6-2 on Saturday night to improve their season record to 24-6-0-1. The series sweep moves the Cyclones win streak to four straight and gives them a four-point lead of 1st place in the Central Division.
Friday night’s contest was dominate performance by the Cyclones as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead. Forward Ricky Nelson scored the first three of those goals to complete a hat trick just 23 minutes into the game. Adam Napravnik (1) and Christian McKinley (2) also added goals. St. Louis was able to make it a two-goal game at 7:32 of the third period, but that would be a close as they would come. Matthew Witt and Gabe Randel each added 3rd period goals to secure the 7-3 win. Collin Lemanski stopped 24 of 27 shots to earn his 15th win of the season.
Saturday night Wausau looked to sweep the Jr. Blues and extend their win streak to four games. The first period saw Adam Napravnik, Gabe Randel and Antonio Gomez each find the back of the net. Quinn Adamec made it a 3-1 goal at 2:50 of the 2nd period, but Wausau would cruise the rest of the way as they got add on goals from Ricky Nelson, Spencer Dahl and John Kriz. Goalie Tanner Bonjernoor earned the win after stopping 23 of 25 shots. After the weekend sweep the Clones own the 3rd best record in the 34 team NA3HL with 16 regular season games remaining. Wausau can clinch a postseason berth on the home ice Friday night with a win over Tomah.
Watch the Wausau Cyclones in action this Friday, January 5th at Marathon Park as the first 250 fans receive a Cyclones Tote Bag presented by Lake of the Torches! Puck drops at 7:10pm and doors open at 6:30pm. Visit wausaucyclones.com for tickets today.
