December 11, 2022 — The Rock Springs Prospectors’ road trip to Medford, Oregon, got off to a rough start with a 7-4 Friday loss to the Rogue Valley Royals. The Prospectors would rebound, though, with a 5-3 win on Saturday over the Royals. The two teams will play the third game in the weekend series later today.
The Friday contest was close, with Rock Springs trailing just 3-2 going into the third period. Rogue Valley would score the first goal in the final period to make the score 4-2, but goals by the Prospectors’ Xzia Fogelgren and Jacob Rezac would tie the contest. Unfortunately, Rogue Valley would end the period by scoring three unanswered goals and securing the win.
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Saturday’s contest was tied at 1-1 after one period, but the Rock Springs offense came alive in the second period, with Jorie Boyd scoring all three prospector goals. His hat trick gave Rock Springs a 4-2 lead going into the final period. John Tsatzalis would score the final goal for Rock Springs, securing the win.
The win snapped an eight-game Rock Springs losing streak, seven of those losses to undefeated Vernal, Utah.
The Prospectors now stand at 10-12-1 on the season and in third place in the Northwest Division with 21 points. Rogue Valley is 8-17 on the year and in fourth place in the division with 16 points.
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