Thunderbolts Edged 5-1 by Rivermen
Published on December 30, 2022 under SPHL (SPHL)
Evansville Thunderbolts News Release
Evansville, In.: Despite a very competitive pace of play by the Thunderbolts against the Rivermen on the road, the Peoria managed to catch most of the breaks, defeating the Thunderbolts 5-1 on Friday night in Peoria. The Thunderbolts' next home game will be on Saturday, December 31st against the Peoria Rivermen at 7:00pm CT. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2658), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
Peoria scored late in the first period as Alec Hagaman scored at 17:45 to give the Rivermen a 1-0 lead going into the intermission. Only 52 seconds into the second period, Cameron Cook scored Evansville's goal, a power play goal from Felix Sasser to tie the game 1-1. However, a pair of breakaway goals from Joseph Drapluk, shorthanded at 4:19, and Andrew Durham at 13:35, put Peoria in front 3-1 despite Evansville leading in shots in the period. The Thunderbolts led the shots again in the third period, however another breakaway goal from Marcel Godbout at 6:00 and an empty net goal from Ben Assad in the final seconds of the game sealed the 5-1 Thunderbolts defeat.
Cook scored the lone Thunderbolts goal, while Zane Steeves stopped 25 of 29 shots faced. These two teams meet again on December 31st at Ford Center.
Individual game tickets, season tickets and group packages are on sale for this 2022-23 season. Call 812-422-BOLT or visit our all-new website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
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