Columbus, GA – Tonight’s matchup, marking Jay Croop’s 300th FPHL game, kicked off in a heated frenzy as the Columbus River Dragons squared off against the Baton Rouge Zydeco. In just 1:56, Austin Daae pulled off an unassisted goal to give the River Dragons an early lead.
At 7:04, Alex Storjahann scored the power play goal on an assist by Kyle Moore and Austin Daae. Immediately after, at 7:15, Carson Andreoli extended the River Dragons’ lead to 3-0 over Baton Rouge on an assist by Cody Wickline and Jordan Popoff.
In a race to strike back, Scott Shorrock put one on the board for the Zydeco with an assist by Noah Robinson and Josiah Roen at 15:30, concluding the first period.
4:06 into the second period, Ryan Hunter took a pass from Austin Daae and fed Kyle Moore a lofting pass, who buried the puck into a nearly open net to put the River Dragons up 4-1.
The Zydeco fired back at 8:47 when Tyler Larwood fired a laser beam on Tyler Roy from the slot with an assist by Josiah Roen and Don Carter Jr.
The second period was a heated race run by Columbus and Baton Rouge. Columbus continued applying close pressure on the Zydeco and executing fast puck movement. Baton Rouge stuck with the Dragons, and managed to cut into their deficit a bit. The Zydeco went into the second intermission trailing the River Dragons, 4-2.
5:47 into the 3rd frame of play, Jay Croop scored his 100th FPHL goal when he hammered a zinger at William Lavalliere, scoring on an assist by Austin Daae and Josh Pietrantonio.
At 11:53, Cody Wickline scored an unassisted goal on the penalty kill, building on the River Dragons’ already commanding lead over Baton Rouge.
The game ended with a score of 6-2, extending the River Dragons’ win streak to 9 games.
The River Dragons leave tonight to prepare for their next home game on February 2 against the Mississippi Sea Wolves.
Baton Rouge looks to end their 4-game losing streak on the road in Wytheville, Virginia, against the Blue Ridge Bobcats.
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