Late Comeback Falls Short as Cottonmouths Bite Thunder
Published on November 8, 2013 under SPHL (SPHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release
BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington Thunder scored first but a late comeback came up short as they fell to the Columbus Cottonmouths 5-4 on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
After a scoreless first period, the Thunder tallied as Curtis Megginson exited the penalty box and converted a feed from Kevin Walrod from the top of the left circle on the run with 17:54 left in the second period. Will Aide tied the game at 1-1 with 11:13 remaining in the middle chapter when he picked up a deflected puck and tucked it inside the left post. After the Thunder were called for too many men, the Cottonmouths gained a 2-1 advantage with a fluttering drive from the blue line by Andy Willigar past heavy traffic in front of and into the net with 6:18 left before the second intermission. The Snakes extended the lead to 3-1 just 1:22 before that break when Ian McNulty worked his way into a point-blank shot from the deep slot.
The Thunder cut the deficit to 3-2 with 7:26 remaining in regulation on a breakaway goal by Dan Barczuk on a feed from Travis Granbois. Columbus extended the advantage back to 4-2 with 3:25 remaining on a Mike Switzer blast from from the slot into the top right corner, and scored an empty net goal by Daniel Amesbury with 1:46 left. Ron Cramer found the net with just 32.8 seconds remaining followed by a Kyle Watson conversion of a bouncer from the left point with 7.7 seconds left for the final score.
Columbus was 1-for-7 on the power play while the Thunder were 0-for-5. The Thunder outshot the Cottonmouths 31-25. Max Strang took the loss in net with 20 saves while Andrew Loewen earned the win with 27 saves.
The teams rematch on Saturday night at 7:05 on Military Night featuring special jerseys worn by the Thunder and auctioned immediately after the game. Every Saturday kids 12 and under eat free courtesy of ServPro from the time the gates open until the first Thunder goal. Elmo from Sesame Street Live will also appear courtesy of Country Financial.
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