Two late goals lifted Granite City over the Alexandria Blizzard on Saturday. Granite City and Alexandria are currently the top two teams in the NA3HL Western Division standings.
The Alexandria girls team took on one of the top teams in Class AA, while the Alexandria boys kept things close with Chisago Lakes Area and the Alexandria Blizzard lost two close games on the road.
The Alexandria Blizzard improved to 19-5-1 on the season with wins over the New Ulm Steel on Dec. 30 and the Minnesota Loons on Dec. 31 and are on an 8-game winning streak.