New Richmond outshot Amery 37-24, including 17-8 in the second period. Amery also struggled on the power play, finishing 0-for-5.
“Our boys battled hard all the way to the end of the game,” Tim Henningsgard said. “I think we proved to ourselves that we can compete with them and hopefully next week we can pull it off.”
Amery started the week with a 4-0 victory over Regis/Altoona/McDonell.