By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – Four third-period goals paved the way for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to overcome a second-period deficit and defeat the Savannah Ghost Pirates 6-4 on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Greenville opened the game with relentless offensive pressure and scored the opening goal at 5:56, as Alex Ierullo scored his 21st of the season off a backside pass from Joe Gatenby. Savannah responded at 10:11, as Alex Swetlikoff scored a backhanded goal. The Rabbits, again, took the lead, this time at 15:57, as Ethan Somoza tipped a Bobby Russell shot into Savannah’s net for his 18th of the season. The Ghost Pirates tied the game at 19:01 with a Dylan Sadowy goal.
After a back-and-forth majority of the second period, the Ghost Pirates took their first lead of the night as Jack Jeffers scored his first career goal at 19:01.
Greenville entered the third with an aggressive forecheck and tied the game at 5:08, as Carter Souch batted home his eighth of the season. Just 50 seconds later, the Rabbits re-established their lead as Brannon McManus sniped his ninth goal of the season. At 6:25, Brandon Estes scored off an offensive zone face-off to tie the game for Savannah at 4-4. At 9:25, Justin Nachbaur tipped a shot from Gatenby for his fifth of the season to put the Rabbits up 5-4. Josh Mckechney scored an empty-net goal at 19:21 to secure Greenville’s 6-4 win.
With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 32-18-7-0, while the Savannah Ghost Pirates drop to 20-28-9-1.
The Swamp Rabbits travel to Enmarket Arena on Sunday afternoon to face off with the Ghost Pirates in Savannah at 3 p.m.
Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office.
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