The Roadrunners swept the Pelham Prowlers last weekend to open the 2025-2026 at the top of the leader board. The Runners currently have six players in the top 10 in scoring as well as the top three goaltenders in the NA3HL according to league standings.
Texas R 5 @ Pelham 1 – The Pelham Prowlers opened their inaugural season by taking on the Texas Roadrunners in an exciting Southeast Division matchup. While it was a historic night for the Prowlers, it was the more experienced Roadrunners that would come out on top. Texas opened the scoring with a short-handed goal from Logan Diskey, followed by a point from Michael Garrett. Garrett went on to complete a hat trick, scoring again in the second and third. The Roadrunners’ other goal came from Wyatt Mineheine who beat Prowlers’ goaltender, Garrett Ambrose, with a low wrist shot in the second. Pelham’s lone goal, and first in team history, was scored unassisted by Jacob Harrison. This goal followed a team timeout after a few missed scoring chances. Despite the loss, Ambrose played an incredible game for the Prowlers, battling a total of 54 shots in many high pressure moments.
Texas R 12 @ Pelham 0 – In their second matchup of the weekend, the Texas RoadRunners took on the Pelham Prowlers at Pelham Civic Complex in Pelham, Alabama. Coming off of a 5-1 win, The RoadRunners kept the momentum going as they defeated the Prowlers 12-0 in an action-packed shutout–and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. The RoadRunners certainly came to play tonight as they got on the board early in the match. Michael Garrett scored the first goal of the night off a pass by Wyatt Mineheine in the first frame, who then scored an unassisted goal to end the period 2-0. The Roadrunners stayed busy in the following frames, scoring five goals in each. Michael Garrett and Logan Diskey led the offense for Texas with two hat tricks apiece. Nathan Pickett, Ronin Draffan, and William Heskett also contributed to the double-digit victory. The Prowlers struggled offensively tonight as they left each goal unanswered. Alexander Stafford started in the net for Pelham with 26 saves for the night, and Collin Jeffries finished the night in net. Callum Hartner defended the RoadRunners between the pipes with 15 saves.
Texas R 10 @ Pelham 1 – The Texas Roadrunners rolled over the Pelham Prowlers 10-1 to remain undefeated early into the season. The Prowlers scored their only goal five minutes into the game with Marlon Derksen’s shot trickling past Brenden Patterson. Joseph Izzo put the Roadrunners on the board with assists from Wyatt Mineheine and Lucas Dyer. Mineheine took the lead for the Roadrunners to make the score 2-1 to close out the first period. The Roadrunners took off from the second period on. Michael Garrett added to the score with help from William Hesk. Mineheine notched his second goal of the game to make the score now 4-1. Minutes later, he scored again. With two minutes left in the second frame, Matthew Cavanaugh for the Prowlers was called for a kneeing penalty. The Roadrunners could not capitalize on the man advantage going into the final period. Dyer came out ready as he strengthened the lead 5-1. He along with Alex Matysiak, Heskett, and Mineheine continued to get past Collin Jeffries to make the final score 10-1.
The Roadrunners will be back in action this weekend as they host the Carolina Rage in their home opener. The Rage are one of the expansion franchises in the Southeast division and will be playing in their first series of the season in College Station, TX. The teams will face off Friday and Saturday at 6:45 and Sunday at 11:45AM. Be sure to catch all the action live at Spirit Ice Arena or NAHLTV.com