Friday April 8
Brewers set the pace and Chiefs cant keep up
(6)Brewers vs Chiefs(4)
On any given night, in any particular sport, any team can win. Its just that there are some games that are harder than others which was clearly the case for the Chiefs versus the Brewers. When a team shows up with a stacked roster, the odds of playing better tends to apply in most circumstances. The Brewers won most of their battles, and because of it, they were able to build a sufficient lead that the Chiefs didn’t really have an answer for. The final score may suggest for a close contest but it wasn’t the case. The Chiefs used three third period goals to make the score look respectable when the game was already out of reach. While the formula of rolling three solid lines worked wonders for the Brewers, J.Tzanetakos did add some mustard in his game netting half of his teams goals for a hat trick.
Armos earn comeback win vs Generals
(6)Armos vs Generals(4)
The Generals knew at the very least a good start was important in order to compete with the Armos. When playing with only two spares, you need to play in front rather than trying to chase the game. With the help of M.Pinheiro’s two quick tallies, the Generals put themselves in that position. The question was if they were able to sustain a full out 45 minute game in order to solidify the win. Things started to slowly shift as of the second period when the Armos finally tuned up their game by making better plays while starting to win the one on one battles. It didn’t come easy by all means, but the Armos eventually got their when S.Ruggiero broke a very late tie that forced the Generals to pull their net minder for the extra attacker. A.Minassian was able to provide the insurance in a yawning cage, and the Armos managed to squeak it out in the end. S.Ruggiero was lethal scoring twice along with providing three assists while M.Pinheiro and O.Valiquette did most of the damage for the Generals collecting three points apiece.
Tired, legless Chiefs just fall short to Sonic
(3)Sonic vs Chiefs(2)
Maybe an extra body or two would have helped the Chiefs in their second game of the night versus the Sonic. The game was within reach as it could have easily gone either way. Unfortunately, they just couldn’t get that slight extra step to win a dog fight with their opponent. T.Ruvo was able to provide a 3-2 lead for Sonic, who rode the clock-from that point on to grab an important win to the standings. As a goaltender, you are expected to do one fundamental thing, and that’s to stop the ball-from going in. And while B.Madonis excelled in that area stopping over 20 shots, the net minder brought it a step further collecting assists on all three of Sonic’s goals. Seems like a crazy stat, but B.Madonis pulled it off by being aware and ready to feed off his players in order to keep the play going. With that kind of alertness, the Sonic benefited three times with goals by M.Pace, A.Amicone and T.Ruvo.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Bobby Madonis of Sonic. In a crucial game versus the Chiefs, the net minder did everything by providing saves along with some offense collecting three helpers.
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