SOG: TEX (28) – TUC (36)
PP: TEX (1/2) – TUC (0/1)
TEXAS SCORING: Will Butcher (6), Riley Tufte (17 SH), Mavrik Bourque (15 PP, 16, 17 EN), Ben Gleason (7), Curtis McKenzie (20)
TUCSON SCORING: Adam Cracknell (20, 21), Curtis Douglas (8)
ROADRUNNERS DROP SERIES OPENER AGAINST TEXAS IN RETURN TO TUCSON ARENA FRIDAY NIGHT
Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners hosted the first-place Texas Stars at the Tucson Arena Friday night for the first time since October 2021, falling by a final score of 7-3. The Roadrunners finished strong with a three-goal third period, as forwards Adam Cracknell (2g) and Mike Carcone (3a) each recorded multiple-point performances in the effort. Despite the loss, Tucson moved one point closer to clinching a Calder Cup Playoff berth on Friday as the San Jose Barracuda lost 4-3 at home in overtime to the Colorado Eagles. A win in Saturday’s series finale against Texas paired with a San Jose loss in any fashion would be enough to send Tucson to the postseason, with the Roadrunners and Barracuda still slated to meet for the final two games of the regular season April 14 and 15 in Tucson.
YA GOTTA SEE IT
Roadrunners forward Curtis Douglas lit the lamp with 9:27 gone by in Friday’s third period for the 23-year-old’s second-straight appearance with a goal. The score was his eighth tally of the season, and marked the second consecutive game for Tucson where their second goal of the contest was scored by Douglas. Assisting on Friday’s score were forwards Cam Hebig and Mike Carcone, as Hebig reached ten assists on the year after assisting on Douglas’ goal on Wednesday in Henderson. Carcone’s assist was his second of three-straight in the third period, as he factored into all three of Tucson’s goals on Friday.
DON’T OVERLOOK IT
CARCONE AND CRACKNELL COMBINE – Roadrunners forwards Adam Cracknell and Mike Carcone were the driving force behind Tucson’s three-goal third period on Friday against the Texas Stars. Cracknell opened the scoring for the Roadrunners with 6:24 gone by in the final frame and added his second goal with 7:34 left to play in regulation, which represented his 20th and 21st tallies of the season. Carcone recorded assists on both Cracknell goals, as well as on Curtis Douglas’ third-period score to record his 11th three-point performance of the season in the span of 5:58. With the outing, Carcone…
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