BROOKINGS The Brookings Rangers scored five times in the first period as they defeated Sioux Center at the Larson Ice Center on Friday night.
Jacob Kahle opened the scoring with a goal from Jack Merritt at 2:07 of the first period and Jay Harris doubled the lead 31 seconds later with a goal from Jacob Law and Jackson Heller.
Heller scored a goal of his own from Chase Karch and Luke Honkomp to make it a 3-0 game at 5:35 of the first period and Cooper Deatherage scored from Merritt and Karch at 10:18 and Heller scored his second goal of the game from Law and Honkomp to send the Rangers into the first intermission with a 5-0 lead.
Brookings didnt slow down in the second period as Riley Linstad scored from Owen Schneider and Honkomp at 4:43, Schneider scored from Linstad and Talon Hyde at 5:12 and Honkomp scored from Schneider and Jay Harris at 15:57 to put the Rangers up 8-0 after two periods.
Law capped off the scoring with a goal from Heller and Honkomp at 4:17 of the third period.
The Rangers defense also shined in the game, holding the Storm without a shot over the first two periods. Brookings out-shot Sioux Center 58-3 on the night as Addison Ronning stopped all three shots for the shutout.
The Rangers improved to 3-0 in league play with the win and will return to action next weekend when they play Edina in Minnetonka, Minn. on Friday night.
The will begin a stretch of road games for the Rangers. They play at Huron on Dec. 15 and then travel to Watertown on Dec. 29 and Yankton on Dec. 30.
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