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Evansville, In.:  After splitting this past weekend’s games against the Birmingham Bulls, the Thunderbolts will make a quick trip to Quad City for a Thursday morning game against Storm, before returning home to face the Knoxville Ice Bears at Ford Center for College Night this Friday and Wizards Night this Saturday.
Week In Review:
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The Thunderbolts pulled off an impressive comeback against the top-ranked Birmingham Bulls on Friday night at Ford Center, coming back from 5-3 down late in regulation to force overtime and defeat the Bulls 6-5. Scott Kirton scored Evansville’s first three goals of the night, all of which trimmed two-goal deficits back to one, before Bruno Kreisz and Matthew Hobbs scored the final two goals of regulation to force overtime, where Myles Abbate scored to win it for Evansville. Abbate scored once again on Saturday night in Birmingham, but the early 1-0 lead could not be extended as the Bulls came back to defeat Evansville 2-1.  Cole Ceci picked up the win in goal on Friday by stopping 27 of 32 shots, while Ty Taylor put up a strong performance in goal on Saturday despite the loss, only allowing two goals on 29 shots.
The Week Ahead:
The Thunderbolts will hit the road just before the weekend for a Thursday morning game in Quad City against the Storm, puck drop at 10:00am CT. Fans can watch Thursday’s game on FloHockey with a paid subscription or can listen in for free on the Thunderbolts Mixlr Channel. On Friday and Saturday night at Ford Center, the Thunderbolts will host the Knoxville Ice Bears, opening faceoff for both games set for 7:00pm CT. Friday’s game will be College Night, and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free winter hat courtesy of Lyondellbasell. In addition, Oakland City University will be giving away another $12,000 scholarship to a high school junior or senior who registers their name at https://apply.oak.edu/register/faithnight_2024. Saturday is Wizard’s Night, as the Thunderbolts will be wearing specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game. In addition, specialty sweatshirts will be available for sale at the Thunderbolts merch stand. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2548), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
