The Roadrunners completed a sweep of the Tulsa Oilers this past weekend on the road in Tulsa, OK. The sweep placed the Runners in a solid third place trailing the second place Louisiana Drillers by one point and the division leading Texas Brahmas by two.
Friday Final:
TXR 6 @ Tulsa 4
The Texas Roadrunners defeated the Tulsa Oilers 6-4 on Friday evening in Tulsa. The RoadRunners goals were scored by Lucas Dyer (2) JT Brugaletta (1) Skylar Bawcom (1) Noble Cook (1) and Carson Spear (1) The Oilers scored four during the contest, Henry Pinkerman (1) Brayden Hagemann (1) Caden Vos (1) and Austin Tyler (1) The game was a back and forth contest until the later part of the third period when the Roadrunners extended their lead to two goals to eventually seal the victory.
Saturday Final:
Texas R 4 @ Tulsa 3 (OT) – In an exciting back-and-forth matchup, the Texas RoadRunners came up victorious in Overtime to take down the Tulsa Jr. Oilers 4-3. With the game just barely beginning, Lucas Dyer buried one early to give Texas the early lead. Austin Tyler leveled the score, as his goal with 20-seconds remaining in the first put Tulsa on the board. Tyler then gave the Jr. Oilers their first lead of the night, netting the game’s lone goal of the second period. Looking to come back, Brayden Bibby’s first of the season tied the game for the RoadRunners. However, Cayden Vos put one away late as Tulsa looked to earn their first win of the season. Joseph Izzo said not so fast, as his shot would make it 3-3 with just over a minute left in the third. Heading into OT, it didn’t take long for a winner to be determined, thanks to Skylar Bawcom scoring his sixth of the season. Goaltender Jimmy Packee earned the victory, while David Gifford was spectacular, stopping 50/54.
Sunday Final:
Texas R 9 @ Tulsa 3: The first got started for the Roadrunners with a goal made by Skylar Bawcom assisted by Charles Blake. Bawcom would score one more in the first assisted by Blake and Lucas Dyer. Carson Spear increased the lead with assists by Noble Cook and Jackson Cox. Cook scored a goal of his own assisted by Blake. Kolin Krizan would finally put the Oilers on the board with an unassisted goal. During the second Bawcom would get his third goal of the night assisted by Spear and Zachary Barlow. JT Brugaletta would keep the momentum going with an assist from Blake. Spear would put another one on the board with assists from Cook and Bawcom. Caden Vos would add another goal for Tulsa assisted by Stone Baulch. Blake scored a goal for Texas with help from Joseph Izzo and Dyer. In the third, Krizan put one more on the board for Tulsa assisted by Vos. Jett Weatherred got the final goal of the game with assists from Cutter Daniel and Barlow. Vicent Arata made 19 saves for the Texas Roadrunners. Jack Salverson had 22 saves and Anderson Wiemer made 19 saves for the Tulsa Jr Oilers.
“We still have not found our rhythm and need to start controlling the play and make teams adjust to our speed and skill. It’s easy to relax and just do what is needed to win but to become a top team we need to focus on playing at the same high level each day no matter the opponent.” Stated Runners Head Coach Mike Beavis.
Beavis was not at all impressed with his teams efforts in the early going and stressed the need for them to play to their full potential every game. The Roadrunners are a very talented team and should adjust as the season progresses. They can be a very fun team to watch and if they can find a competitive balance they just could be around late in the post season.
The Runners will get back to work on Tuesday with an off weekend coming up they will still be working on preparing for six consecutive games vs. the El Paso Rhinos. The two teams will meat in Bryan / College Station Friday and Saturday October 11th and 12th at 7:00PM as well as Sunday the 13th Then they will play the following weekend in El Paso.
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