Too
much turkey. Just one of a myriad of reasons that both Texas (17-7-1)
and Topeka (15-5-3) just couldn’t seem to catch fire in Friday night’s
game. A late goal in the second period and another in the final minute
of regulation lifted the Tornado over the RoadRunners 2-1.
A
scoreless first period drifted into the second with only Texas seeming
to wake from the Thanksgiving haze, outshooting the RoadRunners 17-5 in
that frame. It wasn’t until 14:51 that C.J. Reuschlein dented the
scoreboard with an unassisted goal to give the Tornado the lead.
The second period also featured the ejections of Cody Hansen and Mitchell Mueller for fighting (Stoppage) at 4:49.
The
RoadRunners failed to capitalize on a number of chances in the third
but did manage to tie the game on Sean Gaffney’s netter at 16:16. From
that point on, the RoadRunners could not clear their own zone as the
Tornado fired shot after shot at Spencer Viele. With the seconds
counting down, and overtime all but certain, Andrew Meyer scored the
puck past a diving Viele at 19:49.
11 seconds rolled off the clock and Texas regained the top spot in the South Division (tied with Amarillo at 35pts).
The
RoadRunners retake the ice tomorrow night in game two of this three
game series against the Tornado. The game will be slightly delayed as
the team will be honoring the RoadRunner Billet Families.
Earlier
in the day, the team will be hosting the RoadRunners Family Breakfast
at Ag Hall. Breakfast iserved at 8:30 and will run thru 10:30. The
entire team will be there to cook and serve food to their fans and
families alike. For more information on this event and the remaining two
games in this series, call 785-286-7825.
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