Thunderbirds set for final game of weekend

ATHENS, GA. – The Twin City Thunderbirds are set for today’s final game of the weekend against the Athens Rock Lobsters. Today’s matchup will be played on the road at Akins Ford Arena, and is set to begin at 4:05pm ET.

Twin City (20-25-1) returns to action this afternoon following a 5-3 road loss last night to Athens at Akins Ford Arena. The Thunderbirds are 4-6-0 in the last ten games, and seek a win over the Rock Lobsters today for the first time this season. Twin City enters today’s game in 5^th place in the FPHL’s Continental Division standings. The Thunderbirds currently trail the Pee Dee IceCats by eleven points for 4^th place in the division. Jan Salak, Roman Kraemer, and Zach White each netted a goal for Twin City during last night’s road loss. Scoring leaders for Twin City entering this afternoon’s game include Zach White (23), Roman Kraemer (20), and Jan Salak (17). The Thunderbirds will return home to the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena next weekend to host the Biloxi Breakers for three consecutive home games on Friday, March 20^th, Saturday, March 21^st, and Sunday, March 22^nd.

Athens (37-8-0) has won six consecutive games entering today’s battle against Twin City. The Rock Lobsters have posted an 8-2-0 record over the last ten games, and have won all six games played against the Thunderbirds this season following last night’s two-goal home win. Gus Ford (2), Carter Shinkaruk, Filip Virgili, and Jesse Lowell each scored goals for Athens during last night’s game. Scoring leaders for the Rock Lobsters entering today’s final game of the weekend include Gus Ford (33), Garrett Milan (28), and Gleb Bandurkin (22). Athens will return to action Tuesday night in a home game against the Monroe Moccasins in a battle of the top two teams in the FPHL’s Continental Division standings.