Thunderbirds seek another road win over Zydeco

BATON ROUGE, LA. – The Twin City Thunderbirds seek another road victory over the Baton Rouge Zydeco following last night’s 3-2 win at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Nate Keeley, Roman Kraemer, and Connor Craig each netted a goal for Twin City during last night’s contest. Puck drop for tonight’s road game is scheduled for 8:05pm ET.

Twin City (19-22-1) battled back to score three unanswered goals during last night’s 2^nd period after falling behind 2-0 after the 1^st period. Connor Craig’s game-winning goal was scored on the powerplay, and was the 36^th goal scored by the Thunderbirds this season with the man-advantage. Boris Babik is now one win away from 50 career wins as Twin City’s goaltender following last night’s 27-save-performance. The Thunderbirds have posted a 5-5-0 record in the last ten games, and enter tonight’s game eight points behind the Pee Dee IceCats for 4^th place in the FPHL’s Continental Division standings. Scoring leaders for Twin City entering tonight’s second game of the three-game weekend include Zach White (21), Roman Kraemer (18), and Jan Salak (16).

Baton Rouge (11-25-6) had a brief two-game winning streak snapped in last night’s one-goal home loss to Twin City. Matej Palfy and Tyler Larwood each scored a goal for the Zydeco in the loss. Goaltender Bailey Stephens made 36 saves on 39 shots, and recorded the loss in net. Baton Rouge enters tonight’s game as the 6^th place team in the FPHL’s Continental Division standings. The team has posted a 5-5-0 record over the last ten games, and currently trails Twin City by 16 points in the standings. Scoring leaders for the Zydeco through 42 games played this season include Jake Cox (13), Narek Aleksanyan (10), and Blake Keller (9).