Biloxi, MS – The Mississippi Sea Wolves saw their losing streak advance to four games on Friday night with a 6-1 loss to the (3-4-2) Port Huron Prowlers at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
The opening period went scoreless with Mississippi holding a 10-6 edge in shots on net. The Sea Wolves took a 1-0 lead on Philip Wong’s first goal with the team at 2:13 of the second period.
After the deficit, Port Huron kicked up their offense and scored four goals. Evan Foley (6:55), Dalton Jay (11:59), Joseph Deveny (13:27) and Matt Graham (17:28) combined for the 4-1 Prowlers lead entering the second intermission.
Port Huron continued the momentum into the third period on a Tucker Scantlebury goal from the low slot after just 3:14 of play. Larry Vartianen capitalized on a power play just 1:23 later for the final goal of a 6-1 final score.
The special teams were the story of the game for the Prowlers, going 3-4 on the power play. The Sea Wolves were unable to convert on their lone man-advantage of the evening.
The Prowlers’ Vartianen and Foley each recorded one goal and two assists. Goaltender Wyatt Hoflin shined in his professional debut after stopping 30 of 31 shots faced.
The Sea Wolves and Prowlers round out the weekend series tomorrow, November 12 in Biloxi. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
by Nick Roesch
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