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Trax Hang on at Home

November 28, 2003 - SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Trax News Release


[Macon, Ga.] – The Macon Trax played a great first 40 minutes and hung on in the last 20, to defeat the Orlando Seals 6-4. The win for Macon gives them two in two games versus the Seals this season.

David Deeves was the story of the night for the Boys in Black. Deeves continues to light up the WHA2, with a hat trick and an assist versus the Seals. Deeves currently has 14 points (7G, 7A) in his first six games of the season.

The Trax looked to be in control of the game as they stormed to a 5-1 lead at the second intermission. Orlando made the game tight as they scored three straight times in the third period to close the lead to just one.

The Trax started the scoring early as Deeves began his great night 66-seconds into the game with assists from new line mates Edan Welch and Jeff Antonovich. Things looked better half way through the first period when Craig Miller found the back of the net for the fifth time this season.

Just a few minutes into the third period Deeves scored his second goal of the night, again from a Welch feed. Orlando looked to gain momentum at the 4:34 mark as they got their first tally from B.J. Stephens' stick.

As soon as Orlando gained that momentum the Trax took it away with back to back goals late in the middle period. Steve Howard side stepped a Seals defender at the blue line, fed David Deeves who got the puck right to the tape of Antonovich who buried it past Seals goalie Mike Correia.

Seals coach Jim Peak saw enough from his starting goaltender, and replaced Correia with David Goverde. The Trax Steve Zoryk's third goal of the season came in the final minute of the second period.

The third period mostly belonged to the Seals. Brad Federenko scored at the 3:14 mark. The Seals special teams kicked it into high gear in the latter stages of the game. Joe Urbanik netted a power play goal, his first of the season, to cut the Trax lead down to two. With about two minutes remaining in the game Jerry Keefe slipped through the Trax defense for a shorthanded goal.

The Trax fans were on the edge of their seats as the home team let a four goal lead slip down to one. The Trax and goalie Geoff Faulkner held their own as Deeves finished his hat trick with an empty netter to seal the Trax victory.

Macon enjoys a few hours off as they will board a bus to Jacksonville for a Saturday afternoon affair. Face off will be at 12:35pm and the game can be heard live on www.irn.fm.

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