Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Post #6: Runners Drop Game Two of Series


The Roadrunners split their series against the Lone Star Brahmas this weekend, winning the game on Friday and losing the second game of the series on Saturday.  The Runners came out firing on all cylinders scoring a goal in just 11 seconds after the opening drop of the puck.  Tyler Poulsen, who assisted on the first goal by Michal Uhrik, added a powerplay goal minutes later to take the Topeka lead to 2-0.  Over the next 16 minutes the Brahmas scored 4 unanswered goals to stun the Roadrunners, who came in to the series tied for first place in the division.  The Runners cut the deficit to one with about four minutes remaining in the game, but gave up an empty net goal to bring the final score of the contest to 5-3 in favor of Lone Star (2-7-1).  Topeka picked up a win and a loss on the weekend bringing their overall record to 6-3-2 for the 2013-2014 season.  The Runners are still tied for first place in the division with Wichita Falls at 14 points, but Wichita has played one less game.  This upcoming weekend the Roadrunners will face the third place team in the division, the Amarillo Bulls, in a two game series.  These games began a twelve game road trip away from Landon Arena.  


In the spirit of “Pink the Rink”, I was given a festive wig to support those fighting breast cancer.  The pink jerseys the team wore for the two game series this past weekend were auctioned off to raise money for research for those afflicted with such a hardship. 

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