An ominous start quickly turned around within a four minute span in the second period as the Mules downed Jackson by a 4-3 count.  The hosts scored on their second shot of the game to take a quick lead before the first minute had elapsed.

That 1-0 score held until Jacob Schulty planted an unassisted goal six minutes into the second period.  The Vikings responded with a go-ahead goal two minutes later.  Three minutes after that, Bedford came alive.  Bob Bobroski’s power play goal, assisted by Schulty and Ian Andres, made it a 2-2 game.  Just 32 seconds later Schulty put the Mules ahead to stay, assisted by Andres.

David Jeffers finished the Mule scoring, assisted by Jake Stark, with a little more than two minutes left in the period.  Trailing 4-2, Jackson took control in the third period, but couldn’t get the puck past Ethan Moore until they pulled their goalkeeper, scoring with an extra attacker on the ice with 23 seconds remaining.  A last second Viking shot went just wide, and Bedford had the victory.