It was a closely-fought contest between franchises owned by Jim Hallet…this time the Bloomington Illinois Bison came out on top 3-1 in a Wednesday night game at Fishers Event Center.

An open-net goal by Bloomington’s Dalton Duhart with 22 seconds remaining in Period 3 sealed the victory for the Bison.

No one scored in the first period.  The Fuel had one power play opportunity but could not cash-in.  Blake McLaughlin found the goal in the waning moments of Period 2, bringing the tally to 2-0 Bison.

The Fuel’s Darby Llewellyn put  his team back in the game with a goal early in Period 3, with a 2-1 score.  The Fuel pulled goaltender Joe Verbetic with a little over 2 minutes left in Period 3.  The Fuel battled with a number of shots, but none connected.

Dalton Duhart of Bloomington had an open-net goad with seconds on the clock, sealing the win for the Bison.

The Fuel travel to Fort Wayne Friday and face the Komets.  Then the Komets will travel to Fishers and face the Fuel this Saturday.