BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits pulled away with late-game heroics in a 4-2 victory over in-state rival South Carolina Stingrays on Saturday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
As the back-and-forth first period was winding down, Karch Bachman gave the Swamp Rabbits the 1-0 lead with a power-play goal, his first of the season. The opening score came with just 2.8 seconds remaining in the opening frame.
Just after the first-minute mark of the second period, Bobby Russell rifled home his first career goal with 1:03 elapsed in the period. Later in the second, the Stingrays got themselves onto the scoreboard with a Justin Florek goal that deflected into the net at the 16:06 mark to bring South Carolina within a single tally.
In the third, South Carolina tied the game on a Victor Hadfield shot from the left side circle to bring the score to 2-2. Late in the period, at the 15:58 mark, the Swamp Rabbits scored the eventual game-winning goal off the falling stick of Brett Kemp for the first tally of his career. With the South Carolina net empty, Kevin McKernan threw a puck down the ice for his first goal of the season and solidified the 4-2 victory.
The Swamp Rabbits travel during the mid-week, on Wednesday, November 3, to take on the Stingray for the third time in four games.
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Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has been providing family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. The Swamp Rabbits are proud affiliates of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Additionally, Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey.
