On Tuesday night Superior hosted the Cloquet Lumberjacks in an important conference battle at NBC Spartans Sports Complex. The teams came out hot and fast, trading goals in the first five minutes of action. Cloquet took an early lead on a rebound goal inside the box just 2:28 into the game. But the Spartans responded less than two minutes later when junior forward Zack Monaghan assisted senior captain Spencer Kidd, who sent a lovely shot past the Cloquet goalie. And just like that it was 1-1. Superior ended up with more shots on goal in the first half, but Cloquet used its speed to create dangerous opportunities. Neither team could strike again and at halftime it was 1-1.
During halftime, our seniors honored their favorite teachers at SHS for Teacher Appreciation Night. As the second half started, the winds went down but the temperature did too. However, the action never slowed down. In the second half, it was Cloquet who had more shots on goal. But Superior continued to bring pressure and create opportunities. As the clock was winding down, both teams pushed with their best efforts. The Spartans flurried the Lumberjack goalie with multiple chances in the last five minutes and with just 23 seconds remaining a penalty kick was awarded when Kidd was taken down in the box on a breakaway. After two unsuccessful pks in the last week, Kidd calmly put the ball and the game away with his second goal of the night to give Superior a 2-1 lead. The Spartans held off Cloquet in the final seconds and earned the win to move to 10-1-1 on the season and 2-0-1 in the LSC. Senior goalie Brady Bachand finished with 12 saves on the night.
The JV team lost to Cloquet 6-0 and their record drops to 5-7 on the season. Both teams are back in action when Superior travels to Grand Rapids next Tuesday night. Go Spartans!
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