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Four goals in the third period from the Chippewa Steel sunk the Minnesota Wilderness in a 5-2 decision on Saturday, Nov. 19 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Ren Morque (Grand Rapids) scored his first two goals of the season for Minnesota, on the power play with 7:15 remaining in the first period. The teams stayed tied into the third before Chippewa bagged a pair of goals in the opening 3:36 of the third frame.
Morque's second goal of the game came at 6:42 of the third, but was met with a reply less than two minutes later and one more insurance goal with 4:25 to play.
Peyton Platter scored twice for Chippewa, which passed the Wilderness for fourth in the Midwest Division.
Isak Posch made 37 saves for Minnesota (12-7-2), which finished a seven-game road trip with a 5-2 record. The Wilderness return home to play the Steel on Wednesday night at Northwoods Credit Union Arena in Cloquet.
