Girls Hockey hosted Minnetonka on Tuesday, January 25 at Schmitz-Maki Arena. Farmington lost this game 8-1.
The Minnetonka game to which Holmes referred was Tuesday night's non-conference affair at Schmitz-Maki Arena that saw the Skippers, the state's third-ranked team, leave town with a dominant 8-1 win.
"Going in we knew we would be up against it," Holmes said. "We would have to play a near perfect game in the defensive zone to be successful. At times we did that, but when we got caught puck watching it showed on the scoreboard."
Tonka scored the first six goals of the night and led 6-1 after two periods.
Abby Gehrke recorded the lone Farmington score on assists from
Sam Moehle and
MaKenna Kadrlik late in the second period.
The Skippers outshot the Tigers 43-20.
Kieley Curow and Moudry shared the netminding duties for Farmington, combining for 35 saves.
"Playing teams like Minnetonka is a valuable tool," Holmes said. "It is an essential component of the learning process and will hopefully help us prepare for the rest of the regular season and section."
Farmington closes out its three-game week with a South Suburban home contest with Eagan on Saturday before facing another busy three-game stretch next week: Monday against Hill-Murray followed by road games with Burnsville and Rosemount Thursday and Saturday.
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