EAU CLAIRE NORTH POWERS PAST WISCONSIN RAPIDS BOYS HOCKEY

Zaleski Sports

EAU CLAIRE – Eau Claire North outscored Wisconsin Rapids 7-1 over the last two periods and defeated the Raiders 10-4 in a nonconference boys hockey game between undefeated teams Tuesday at Hobbs Ice Arena.

Jalen Pescal had a hat trick for Eau Claire North, which improves to 5-0 this season.

Carson Gunderson scored twice and Josh Dekarske added a goal as Wisconsin Rapids (3-1) played to a 3-3 tie after the first period.

From there, North took over, scoring three times in the second period and four times in the third to win going away.

Dekarske scored Rapids’ other goal in the second period.

Wisconsin Rapids plays a Wisconsin Valley Conference game at Stevens Point on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Huskies 10, Raiders 4

Wisconsin Rapids 3 1 0 - 4

Eau Claire North 3 3 4 - 10

First period: 1. EC, Jalen Pascal (Nick Thompson, Sam Feck), pp., 4:31; 2. EC, Brayton Thillman (Jackson Koller), 9:07; 3. WR, Josh Dekarske (Carson Gunderson), pp., 11:07; 4. EC, Carter Plante (Feck, Pascal), 12:22; 5. WR, Gunderson, 12: 39; 6. WR, Gunderson, 15:44.

Second period: 7. EC, Koller, 2:11; 8. WR, Dekarske (Gunderson), 7:25; 9. EC, Gabe Bestul, 11:57; 10. EC, Pascal (Feck, Jack Kein), 15:44.

Third period: 11. EC, Pascal (Plante, Caden Sutter), 0:27; 12. EC, Remy Rassbach (Noah Bestul, Koller), 4:04; 13. EC, Ty Thompson (Ryan Echternach), 14:29; 14. EC, Bestul (Plante), 14:46.

Saves: WR, Dakota Blasky 35; EC, Tristan Bock 25.

Records: Wisconsin Rapids 3-1; Eau Claire North 5-0.