ST. CLOUD-Goalie Luke Saiko stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced for the Brainerd Warriors who defeated St. Cloud 4-1 in a Central Lakes Conference matchup Thursday, Jan. 24.
Jack Olson and Brady Anderson gave Brainerd an early lead with goals less than four minutes into the game.
Westin Andres and Mason Kruse added insurance goals for the Warriors in the second.
Brainerd is second in the conference with a 5-1 record and is 12-6 overall. It has won five straight and seven of its last eight.
St. Cloud 0 1 0-1
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Brainerd 2 2 0-4
First period: Brd-Jack Olson (Josh McLain, Will Lundstrom) 2:04; Brd-Brady Anderson (Hayden Kruse, Westin Andres)
Second period: Brd-Westin Andres (Anthony Menghini, Riley Andres) 4:05; SC-Luke Johnson (Nick Richert, Tommy Amundson) 7:02; Brd-Mason Kruse (Menghini, Nick Hastings) 16:53
Shots on goal: Brd 24, SC 23
Goalies: Brd-Luke Saiko (22 saves); SC-Soren Falloon (20 saves)
Conference: Brd 5-1. Overall: Brd 12-6. Next: Brainerd at St. Michael-Albertville 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29.
