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BEMIDJI – Lilly Kuettel was a tough player to stop on Friday night.

She powered the Duluth East High ÍáÍáÂþ»­ girls soccer team to a 4-1 win over Bemidji with a hat trick at Bemidji Middle ÍáÍáÂþ»­. Kuettel scored goals in the 18th, 21st and 52nd minutes, with two assists from Kendall Wittmers-Graves and a helper from Alex Balthazar.

Makayla Meza scored the lone goal for the Lumberjacks (8-5-0) in the 57th minute on a penalty kick. Grace Karakas scored the third goal of the night for the Greyhounds (9-3-2) in the 52nd minute.

Duluth East 4, Bemidji 1

DE 2 2 – 4

BHS 0 1 – 1

Bemidji – Meza 57’ (PK)

Duluth East – Kuettel 18’ (Wittmers-Graves), 21’ (Balthazar), 52’ (Wittmers-Graves); Karakas 43’.

Saves – Bieber (BHS) 5; Flohaug (DE) 4.