Thunder Battle Back to Stop Rivermen Run
December 22, 2013 - SPHL (SPHL)
Bloomington Thunder News Release
PEORIA - The Bloomington Thunder broke a four-game losing streak and a six-game skid against the Peoria Rivermen with a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Carver Arena. The Thunder victory ended a six-game win streak and eight-game point streak for Peoria.
The Thunder scored first with 4:36 remaining as Kevin Walrod scored a wraparound goal at an open right post, but the Rivermen tied the game just one minute later on a 5-on-3 power play drive from the slot by Garrett Vermeersch to send the teams to the dressing room at the first intermission even at 1-1.
Bloomington earned a 2-1 advantage just 4:43 into the middle chapter on a breakaway goal by Tyler Noseworthy on a feed from Curtis Megginson. Walrod collected his second goal of the game and his sixth of the weekend with a power play tally on a far side feed at the right circle from Sy Nutkevitch and Megginson with 1:46 left in the second period to give the Thunder a 3-1 advantage at the break.
The Thunder increased their lead to 4-1 with 11:30 left in regulation when Burke Gallimore took advantage of a failed clearance with a wrister from the left circle.
Max Strang earned a 30-save victory in net while Eric Levine took the loss with 29 stops.
The Thunder travel to Fayetteville, N.C. this Friday and Saturday for 6:30 p.m. Central games against the FireAntz, which can be heard on WJBC.com and viewed on America One Sports with links found at www.bloomingtonthunder.com. Fans are invited to watch all road games at Six Strings, 524 N. Center St. in downtown Bloomington. The Thunder then ring in 2014 with a 7:05 New Year's Eve game at U.S. Cellular Coliseum against the Rivermen followed by a 5:15 New Year's Day game in Peoria. For more information on the Thunder, visit www.bloomingtonthunder.com, Facebook and Twitter (BLMThunder) or call 309-434-2980.
Juniors streak continues: The Bloomington Junior Blaze won their third straight game with a 2-1 home victory over the Berkley Bruins on Sunday. Jorey Skelton and Micah Young scored for Bloomington with Paul Stomper making 23 saves for the victory. The teams conclude their series at 11 a.m. Monday at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
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