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The Austin Bruins opened up the NAHL Central Division finals with a 3-1 win over Bismarck Bobcats in Bismarck, N.D Friday.

Jackson Rilei put the Bruins on the board when he scored just 28 seconds into the game and Gavin Hruza made it 2-0 when he scored just a few minutes later.

Jack Solomon had 22 saves for the Bruins.
The Bruins lead the best of five series 1-0 and game two will take place in Bismarck Saturday night.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 2 0 1 – 2

Bismarck 0 0 1 – 0

First period

(A) Jackson Rilei (Augustus Elbert) :28

(A) Gavin Hruza (Rilei, John Hirshfield) 5:08

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(B) Julian Beaumont (Tommy Cronin, Evan Hunter) 17:45

(A) Nathan Williams