Evansville, In.:  After concluding the past weekend with a dominant 6-1 win over the Knoxville Ice Bears on Saturday, the Thunderbolts prepare to host the Birmingham Bulls for First Responders’ Night this Friday night at Ford Center before traveling to Birmingham for a rematch against the Bulls on Saturday.
Week In Review:
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The Thunderbolts took to the ice in Quad City on Thursday morning for the Storm’s Education Day game, coming up just short by a 4-3 score. Brady Lynn, Grayson Valente, and Benjamin Lindberg each scored a goal in the close loss. Evansville suffered a 2-1 loss at home against Knoxville on Friday despite heavily outshooting Knoxville 45 to 23, the Thunderbolts’ lone goal coming from Myles Abbate. The Thunderbolts’ fortunes reversed on Saturday in a 6-1 routing of Knoxville, as Matthew Hobbs and Dmitry Yushkevich scored two goals each, with Vadim Vasjonkin and Lynn adding another goal apiece. Ty Taylor stopped 29 of 33 shots on Thursday in Quad City while Brendahn Brawley played in the two home games against Knoxville, saving 21 of 23 shots on Friday and 29 of 30 on Saturday.
