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G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Brahmas take Game 1

March 28, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ---- The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees fell 4-2 to the Texas Brahmas and fall behind 1-0 in the best-of-seven series Friday night at the NYTEX Sports Centre.

Tyler Skworchinski scored twice for the Brahmas while Evan Rankin had a goal and a helper for the Killer Bees. Brett Jaeger made 18 saves in the win for the Brahmas.

Ross Rouleau opened the scoring 2:04 into the opening period with a shot from the left point that broke through RGV goalie Wylie Rogers. Rogers suffered the loss with 27 saves.

The Killer Bees knotted it up with a 5-on-3 power play goal by Evan Rankin at 8:33, but Texas regained the lead just 1:22 later on a power play tally by Jason Deitsch.

The Brahmas took a 3-1 lead into the third period after Tyler Skworchinski jammed home a centering feed from below the hash marks at 10:49 of the middle frame.

RGV killed off nearly four minutes of a Kurtis Dulle slashing major late in the second period and notched their second power play goal of the night in thrid to make it one-goal game. Grant Goeckner-Zoeller tipped home a 2-on-1 feed from Evan Rankin and Dan McGoff at 7:33 to make it a one-goal game.

Texas got the goal back at 10:59 on a Skworchinski steal inside the Rio blue line. He cut through the right circle and beat Rogers for his second goal of the night.

Game 2 is set for Sunday at 3:05 p.m. at Texas. The series shifts to RGV for Game 3 on Wednesday.

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