MUSKETEERS FOOLED TO START APRIL

Force and Muskies Split Home and Home

Sioux City, IA (April 1st, 2023) - The Fargo Force only found 10 shots on net but were able to put four goals on the board to grind out a 4-1 win over the Sioux City Musketeers and snap out of their five game losing streak. 

It did not take long for the Musketeers to find their lone goal of the game. Kaden Shahan snuck in a loose puck in the crease at the 3:09 mark of the first and Sioux City grabbed a 1-0 lead. 

The Muskies carried the advantage into the second but Fargo eventually answered with Cole Knuble's 29th goal of the season and his second of the weekend at the 4:42 mark of the period and tied the game 1-1. Fargo's other main scorer Owen Mehlenbacher also notched his second goal of the weekend and 18th of the season at 10:26 in the second and the Force grabbed a 2-1 lead on the power play goal. 

The force went 2/5 on the power play in the contest and scored their second goal on the man advantage via Verner Miettinen who tallied his 15th of the season at 10:51 in the third to give the Force a 3-1 lead. 

Kyle Smolen put the game away with an empty netter and gave the game its final score of 4-1. 

It was a defensive battle, that saw a total of 27 shots from both sides. Sioux City out shot Fargo 17-10. Axel Mangbo was saddled with the loss, whereas Anton Castro picked up the win. 

A third and final game awaits Sioux City (25-25-2-3) this weekend on Sunday afternoon against the Waterloo Black Hawks. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:05 pm at the Tyson Events Center.