December 22, 2012, 7:00 PM

In a hard fought match up, Freeland/Nouvel/Valley beat Swan Valley 5 - 4 at Saginaw Bay Ice Arena on Saturday. Freeland/Nouvel/Valley and Swan Valley both scored one goal to end the first period tied. In the middle period, Freeland/Nouvel/Valley outscored Swan Valley four to three and took the lead. The Freeland/Nouvel/Valley defense took over in the final period. With both teams scoreless in the third period, Freeland/Nouvel/Valley conserved its lead, and was the winner.

Freeland/Nouvel/Valley's Austin Popour scored two goals for Freeland/Nouvel/Valley and also had one assist. Freeland/Nouvel/Valley's Josh Koepplinger made two goals for Freeland/Nouvel/Valley. Chantz Graham contributed one goal for Freeland/Nouvel/Valley.

Freeland/Nouvel/Valley's Brandon Hausbeck made 25 saves for the win.

Freeland/Nouvel/Valley continued their current win streak of seven games and now has a unblemished record of 8-0. Swan Valley ended the game with a record of 0-2.