Prep Boys Hockey: Rock Ridge takes down Duluth Marshall, Proctor rallies for tie with Hermantown

Prep Boys Hockey: Rock Ridge bests Duluth Marshall, Proctor rallies to tie Hermantown

Prep Boys Hockey: Rock Ridge bests Duluth Marshall, Proctor rallies to tie Hermantown

On Tuesday night, Rock Ridge boys hockey went on the road to beat Duluth Marshall 4-1, while Proctor erased a 3-0 deficit and came back to tie Hermantown, 3-3 in overtime.

Benson Peterson scored first for the Hilltoppers, but that would be it for Duluth Marshall. Grady Dimberio would get the Wolverines started, knotting the game up at 1-1. Colton Bialke net the Wolverines second goal, followed by another goal by Dimberio. To top it off, Jackson Bartovich scored an empty net goal.

Shots went 34-25 in favor of the Wolverines. Rock Ridge turns to take on Sartell on Friday at 7 p.m., while Duluth Marshall tries to bounce back against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton on Thursday with a 7 p.m. puck drop.

In Hermantown, the Rails delivered a stunner, after trailing by 3-0 at one point.

Hermantown got off to a hot start, as River Freeman scored just 24 seconds into action. Also in the first period, Kole Lendzyk found the back of the net to extend the lead to 2-0. In the second period, River Freeman scored again to make it a 3-0 lead for Hermantown. However, Proctor came roaring back, as Caleb Lanthier and Tanner Ross scored back to back to cut the deficit down to 3-2. In the third, Austin Bryant scored to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to overtime, but no team was able to score in the extra frame.

It’s the first time the Rails haven’t lost to Hermantown in the regular season in over a decade. Hermantown outshot Proctor 47-27. The Hawks turn to take on St. Cloud Cathedral on Thursday at 7 p.m., while Proctor looks to take down Little Falls on Saturday at 3 p.m.