STOCKTON, Calif. – Defenseman Kevin Tansey recorded his first-career multipoint game, registering a goal and an assist, but an early deficit proved too much to overcome as the Stockton Heat fell by a 7-5 final to the Tucson Roadrunners Friday night at Stockton Arena. 
The home team could not get into a rhythm in the first period, heading to the penalty kill five times in the first 20 minutes en route to a 19-3 deficit in shots on goal and 3-0 hole on the scoreboard at intermission.
Both offenses erupted in the second frame, the teams trading three goals each with Stockton’s coming off the sticks of Ryan Lomberg, Kevin Tansey and Tyler Graovac, but Stockton was unable to chip away at the three-goal deficit.
The Heat got the first goal of the third, a strike from Anthony Peluso, his second of the season, but a Tucson power play goal shortly after halted all momentum for the home side.
Spencer Foo lit the lamp as time ticked down to cap the scoring produce the 7-5 final.
