Badlands 7 @ Yellowstone 6 (OT) – The Badlands Sabres defeated the Yellowstone Quake, 7-6, in overtime inside Roosevelt Ice Arena, Friday. Badlands took a 2-0 lead as Dayton Niedert and Matthew Cordis lit the lamp. Yellowstone had a three-goal flurry later in the period when Grady Perry (2) and Carson Joersz found the back of the net to take a 3-2 lead. The Sabres knotted up the game at 3-3 when Rhylan Olson found the back of the net with just under two minutes left in the second period. Yellowstone received goals from Shayne Smith and Cameron Beaver in the second period. The Sabres responded with three unanswered goals courtesy of Gage Behrens, Maddox Harn and Olson to take a 6-5 lead prior to the second intermission. In the third period, Chance Bryson tied the game at 6-6 with nine minutes left in regulation. Oliver Giles netted the game-winning goal for Badlands in the extra session. In net, Parker Kelly made 26 saves in the win for the Sabres. Damen Baxter made 34 saves in the loss for the Quake.
Sheridan 2 @ Badlands 3 – The Sheridan Hawks fell to the Badlands Sabres in a shootout on Saturday, after a gritty back and forth game. The Hawks took an early lead in the game when Eli Farris and Caden Gleason found goals in the first period. Badlands started their comeback efforts when Dayton Neidert found the back of the net in the second. Rhylan Olson forced the game into overtime when he tied the score at 9:43 of the third. In the end, Rhylan Olson would also score the game winning shootout goal for the Sabres. Both goaltenders had good performances in the net. Wyatt Knott of the Hawks saved 31 out of 33, while Gavin Peery of the Sabres saved 23 out of 25 shots on goal.
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