Sunday Wrap Up: Austin Takes the Series

Provided by Frames By Marissa

Pelham 1 @ Austin 8 – The Austin Ice Bats defeated the Pelham Prowlers in their third and final matchup of the weekend on Sunday afternoon. The Prowlers got to work just under three minutes into the opening frame with a goal by Ben Yerxa, assisted by Brayden Owen. The Ice Bats answered just two minutes later when Charis Tonle found the back of the net. After the teams traded penalties, the Ice Bats struck once more on an impressive shorthanded goal scored by Ronan Howard. The Ice Bats continued their offensive surge, lighting the lamp three more times before the end of the period. Quin Tyler scored, followed by Matthieu Leblanc on the power play and Howard with his second goal of the night, giving Austin a 5-1 lead heading into the second period. Marek Gallenberger quickly found twine early in the second, followed soon after by Guhnar Hillman with a power play goal. The second period came to an end, but not before Hillman snuck one past the goaltender for his second tally of the night, giving the Ice Bats an 8-1 lead entering the final frame. The third period saw even more penalties as the teams continued to trade infractions, but Austin held off the Prowlers to secure the 8-1 victory and claim the best-of-three series 2-1.