In the realm of important wins, this has to rank right up there for the Scorpions. The odds were certainly stacked against them, with the third game in three nights against an Odessa team with plenty of motivation. It was not the most consistent effort the Scorpions put together this season, but all that matters is that they're on a bus ride back from Midland, Texas just 4 points out of the final playoff spot in the Southern Conference.
Observations:
- The first thing you talk about has to be the end of this game. I envy Adam Minnick for getting to call such an exciting finish. I definitely thought the Jacks were going to take the two points after they answered back just 18 seconds after Craig Macdonald's goal (congrats to Macdonald on setting a new season-high with 30 goals) -- I honestly thought they might even do it in regulation. But credit Seth Leonard with crashing the net and outworking the Jacks' D to pot the eventual game-winner. It might have snuck a bit under the radar that Lenny's 7 game-winning-goals are tied for second the CHL.
- With the way Odessa's defense was playing early on, you would've expected a garbage goal to be the only thing that would get the Scorpions on the board. Jamie Herrington certainly disproved that notion, as that cross-crease, between-the-legs pass to Andrew Smale was the kind of play that will get some WOW's at any level.
- Jordan Foote should probably leave the heavy-handed work to Adam Knight, as Footer pretty well got his clock cleaned in his first professional fight. I'd definitely score that round 10-8 for Garrett Gruenke, but credit Foote for standing up for himself after Mario Joly called him out.
- Great play from Mike MacDonald to silence his former mates. The acrobatics and the finish were reminiscent of another diminutive No. 21
- Huge game at home against Amarillo on Wednesday, but the Scorps could surely use some favors from Texas (@ Corpus) and Rio Grande Valley (vs. Arizona) on Tuesday to help gain even more ground
2 comments:
This has to be one of the most well deserved wins the team has had all year. It's hard to face one foe and win let alone two.... I am growing to HATE Kevin Graber he did his best to screw us in this game. I had a birdseye view of this game and was in exactly the right place (on the glass right beside the goal) to witness the two worst calls of the game...
#1 Odessa's second goal that was kicked into the net
and #2 our goal that was clearly in the net when Symi fell on it and popped it out with his butt, Kevin calls it a no goal when he was in front of the net for the whole play.
That doesn't include the goal he waived off on a bogus delayed penalty.
Foote dropped Joly with from where we were seemed like an elbow and boy was he slow to get up, really slow. But once he got up he was pissed, Garrett stepped in after faceoff and tore him up.
Kyle looked great in net as always.
What a great game to be at the boys were so pumped after the game, they had battled Kevin and the Jacks and won.
P.S. I hope Michael heals fast he looks and sounds horrible, and I know he HATES the full sheild.
Good to see this,....
Thank you very much...
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