The Texas Roadrunners continued their winning ways this past weekend with another sweep. The Runners took the three game set VS the Bayou State Rougarou on the road in Monroe Louisiana to stay on top of the NA3HL with a 15-1-0-0 record and a four point lead over the Louisiana Drillers.
Friday Final:
Texas R 6 @ Bayou State 2 – This Southeast division matchup featured the first-place RoadRunners and the fifth-place Rougarou. The RoadRunners enter this matchup having won six games in a row and boasting a 9-1 record in their last 10 games. They look to continue their success on the road at the Monroe Civic Center. The RoadRunners started the scoring early with William Heskett scoring an unassisted goal. The two teams traded chances for the rest of the period until the Rougarou were awarded a power play off a penalty. Lukas Kolka let go a blistering shot from the point to tie the game up 1-1. The RoadRunners were quick to answer back with their own power-play goal. Lucas Dyer scored a one-timer goal from the point, beating Jared Lang over the glove side. The RoadRunners were not done quite yet, with Jayden Hitt adding another goal before the end of the period, bringing the score to 3-1. The RoadRunners kicked off the middle frame with chance after chance to notch another goal; however, Bayou State’s Jared Lang turned away the onslaught of chances. On the power play, RoadRunners’ William Heskett would break the ice, earning his second goal of the game, assisted by Wyatt Mineheine. In the final minute of the period, Wyatt Mineheine would get a goal of his own, bringing the score to 5-1, sending the RoadRunners into intermission with a commanding lead. The RoadRunners continued the pressure in the third with both teams skating at four aside for most of the beginning of the final period. Mineheine would earn his second goal of the night at the 9:01 mark, bringing the game to 6-1. Ethan Tierman of the Rougarou would add a late tally with under a minute left, but the RoadRunners’ lead would be too much. The RoadRunners would earn the 6-2 win.
Saturday Final:
Texas R 11 @ Bayou State 1 – Monroe Civic Center. The RoadRunners wasted no time with Wyatt Mineheine scoring at the 18:53 mark to give Texas the early lead. Bayou State was held to one shot in the period with Lucas Dyer adding a second tally, to give the RoadRunners the 2-0 lead heading into the second. The RoadRunners would waste no time in the second, with Lucas Dyer adding his second of the game at the 17:46 mark. Texas’ Wyatt Mineheine would add his second of the game just minutes later on the power play. The RoadRunners would go on to control the second period with goals scored by William Heskett, Jayden Hitt, and Mineheine. Mineheine secured his hat trick with that tally in the second period. Ethan Tierman of the Rougarou would stop the strong offensive force with a goal of their own to bring the game to 7-1. Michael Garrett of the RoadRunners would add a late tally before the end of the period to finish the frame 8-1. The RoadRunners wasted no time adding to their goal total with Lucas Dyer earning his hat trick with a power-play tally. Less than two minutes later, Michael Garett would score his 15th of the season. To finish the game, Lucas Dyer would score his fourth goal of the game short-handed, giving the RoadRunners a decisive 11-1 victory.
Sunday Final:
Texas R 10 @ Bayou State 1 – The Texas RoadRunners faced the Bayou State Rougarou in a decisive 10-1 victory to earn the weekend sweep at the Monroe Civic Center. Lucas Dyer began a productive opening frame for Texas, with Wyatt Mineheine, Kristopher Pope, and Michael Garrett each finding the back of the net to give the RoadRunners an early lead heading into the second. Mineheine and William Heskett notched two goals for Texas in the second to extend the lead, and Dyer made back-to-back shots to earn a hat trick for the night, ending the period up by eight. Texas’ offense was not done heading into the third, and Mineheine found the back of the net early in the frame to earn a hat trick. Bayou State’s Ethan Tierman scored the only goal for the Rougarou as he found the back of the net with 13:34 to go in the contest. Joseph Izzo notched one more in for Texas to end the decisive match with a 10-1 victory. Colby Lee defended Texas with 15 saves between the pipes, and Bayou State’s Jared Lang had a productive 47 saves for the night.
The Roadrunners will be back in action this weekend as they will host the Pelham Prowlers in a three game set at “Spirit Ice Arena” in College Station Texas. This weekend is also parent weekend for the Roadrunners and we will be expecting lots of fan support over the three days.
This weekend could also be a milestone weekend for Head Coach Mike Beavis as he is now only one win away from 400 career junior coaching wins. Which includes 250 wins within the NAHL / NA3HL family. Beavis will join a select few in reaching this milestone in the 3HL including Brad Wilner (Granite City) and Jeff Crouse (Alexandria).