After Greenville took a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes on a power play goal from forward Mason Baptista , Cincinnati tied the game back up 6:51 into the second when a point shot from defenseman Frank Hora found its way into the back of the net to pull the ‘Clones level, 1-1.
Cincinnati took the lead roughly seven minutes later when forward Jesse Schultz threw a shot on goal that was poked in by Johnson to give the Cyclones a 2-1 advantage through 40 minutes.
Greenville tied the game 3:28 into the third when defenseman Adam Larkin found the back of the net to pull the Swamp Rabbits even, 2-2.
The Cyclones regained the lead just past the midway part of the period when forward Pascal Aquin sent a breakaway feed up the ice to Mitchell who skated in a scored with a defender draped on him to put the ‘Clones back up, 3-2.
Greenville continued to pressure and received a few more quality chances as the period wound down, including several while on a late-period power play, however the Cyclones defense held firm and preserved the 3-2 win.
Cincinnati outshot the Swamp Rabbits, 36-25 on the evening, with goaltender Michael Houser stopping 23 in the win. The Cyclones head to Indy on Thursday to kick off the new year against the Fuel, with the face-off slated for 7:05pm ET.
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