The Shreveport Mudbugs (16-11) scored seven times to rough up the Oklahoma Warriors, 7-3 at George’s Pond in Hirsch Coliseum Friday night.
SHV lit the lamp at 4:03 of the opening period as Carter McKay had some space and rattled home his third tally of the year from the near side to give the Bugs an early 1-0 edge. Seth Murch earned the only helper on the game’s first goal. The Bugs extended their lead quite quickly at 4:36 as Brent Litchard whacked in his ninth goal of the season in front. The greasy goal was assisted by Murch to make it 2-0. After OKW scored to make it 2-1, the Bugs grabbed their two-goal lead again at Lucas Deeb toe dragged himself into the slot and snapped home his 11th goal of the year to extend the lead to 3-1. The home team led in SOG, 9-7 after one.
SHV extended their lead at 7:54 of the second as Mason Wright deflected home his first goal as a Bug to give his team a 4-1 edge. Murch picked up his third assist of the contest. After OKW scored, the Bugs regained their three-goal edge as Aidan Puley took a brilliant pass from Bode Wise and snapped home his eighth goal of the season to make it 5-2. OKW scored at 19:58 to make it a 5-3 contest. SOG were tied 18-18 after two.
The Mudbugs continued their on-slaught as Litchard rifled home a rebound from the far side for his second goal of the game which made it a 6-3 contest. SHV put the finishing touch at 19:04 as newcomer Salvatore Viviano smacked in his first goal as a Bug to close out a 7-3 victory over the Warriors.
Nikola Goich picked up the win in net making 22 stops on the night.
The Bugs and Warriors will conclude their two-game series tomorrow night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:11 p.m. from George’s Pond in Hirsch Coliseum.