UTAH GRIZZLIES SQUEAK BY GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS 4-3
UTAH GRIZZLIES SQUEAK BY GREENVILLE SWAMP RABBITS 4-3
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – Despite a late comeback attempt, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell 4-3 to the Utah Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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After a scoreless first period saw the Swamp Rabbits outshoot the Grizzlies 13-10, Utah struck early in the second, at 1:48, as Cam Strong tipped in the opening goal. Greenville responded at 12:02, as Tanner Eberle scored his team-leading 20th goal of the season with a one-timer from a Ben Freeman feed. Utah regained the lead at 17:31, as Cameron Wright scored his 14th of the season.
In the third, the Grizzlies extended their lead as Wright scored his second of the game at 6:33 for the 3-1 lead. Greenville answered back at 9:17, as Josh McKechney scored his eighth of the season and his third in as many games. At 19:03, Dylan Fitze scored an empty-net goal for the 4-2 Utah lead before Ben Freeman scored at 19:56 for Greenville, his fifth of the season.
With the loss, the Swamp Rabbits fall to 26-13-7-0 while the Grizzlies improve to 20-24-2-0.
The Swamp Rabbits remain home at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Friday night for a meeting with the Jacksonville Icemen at 7:05 p.m. Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has provided 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 the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s LA Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Greenville is an ECHL, Premier’ AA’ Hockey League member.
