Eric Pohlkamp tallied the only goal for the Brainerd Warriors who opened their season with a 2-1 Central Lakes Conference loss to the Sartell Sabres Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Essentia Sports Center.
Sartell got the scoring started in the first period with a goal 23 seconds in.
Pohlkamp’s goal off a Landon Mackcow assist tied the game 1-1 at the 6:28 mark of the second period.
Sartell responded with under to play in the second period when Teddy McCabe scored the go-ahead goal.
Warriors goalie Jed Klang recorded 16 saves for the Warriors who outshot the Sabres 26-18.
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Brainerd will look to get in the win column in its next game Tuesday, Jan. 19, against Moorhead at home.
Sartell 1 1 0 -- 2
Brainerd 0 1 0 -- 1
First period: Sar-Billy Vogt (Teddy McCabe) 0:23
Second period: Brd-Eric Pohlkamp (Landon Mackcow) 6:28; Sar-McCabe (Tory Lund, Conner Hacker) 16:19
Shots on goal: Brd 26, Sar 18
Goalies: Brd-Jed Klang (16 saves); Sar-Quentin Sigurdson (25 saves)
Conference: Brd 0-1. Overall: Brd 0-1. Next: Brainerd hosts Moorhead 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19.
