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Trax streak halted

December 17, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Trax News Release


[MACON, Ga.] – Knoxville came to Macon and escaped with a 5-3 win. The loss stopped the Trax four game winning streak.

Knoxville came out firing on all cylinders in the first 20 minutes. The Ice Bears scored just past the half way mark of the opening frame when K.J. Vorhees for his 16th goal of the season. Less than four minutes later the Ice Bears doubled their lead off Marcus Forsberg's stick.

Tommy Stewart tried to rally his troops in the first intermission and it seemed to have worked. Ryan Rivard fired a shot just inside the blue line past goalie Terry Dunbar to cut the Knoxville lead to one only 62-seconds into the middle frame.

Later in the second period the Trax tied it up when Chris Duggan was on the receiving end of a great pass from Dominick Dawes. The tie game brought the crows to life and the Trax looked like they would take momentum with them as they enjoyed their first power play of the night.

The power play went by the wayside as the Trax could not muster a shot. Just a few minutes later the Trax once again were given the man advantage, but the same result occurred.

With less than two minutes to go in the second period, Trax killer, Kevin Swider scored for the 15th time this season. Swider continued his hot ways against the Trax with four points in the contest giving him 10 points in three games against Macon.

The Trax found themselves down a goal heading into the final frame, but it would not stay that way for long. Steve Zoryk used his speed to get around two Knoxville defenders and scored on the top shelf to re-tie the game 28-seconds into the third period.

The Trax, who did not commit a penalty in the first two periods, found themselves shorthanded twice in the final stanza. Knoxville took advantage of their second power play of the night as David Bagley scored on a rebound goal to give the Ice Bears the 4-3 lead, one they would not relinquish. K.C. Caudill added an insurance goal at 16:42 to seal the victory and first place for Knoxville.

The Trax will head to Winston-Salem Saturday night for a battle with the last place Polar Twins. Face off is set for 7:30 from North Carolina. All Trax broadcasts can be heard on Talk Radio 1670 WMWR starting 15 minutes before the puck drop.



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