OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Oklahoma City Warriors, proud members of the NA3HL, fell 5-1 to the Texas Brahmas on Saturday night.
In the first period, Texas came out blazing, outshooting the Warriors 23-4. Caleb Carlance added the lone tally of the opening frame at 5:20 on the powerplay, set up by Tyler Conrad and Jason Fatta to make it 1-0.
Peyton Deperno doubled the lead at the 17:21 mark of the second period, set up by Caleb Carlance and Owen Sanchez, making it 2-0. Caleb Carlance added his second of the game at 9:30, with helpers from Nathan McIlhany and Logan Chesna to triple the lead, making it 3-0. Logan Chesna added a tally of his own and the fourth consecutive for the Brahmas, almost a minute later at 8:24, rounding out the second period scoring 4-0.
Caleb Carlance completed the hat trick with his second power play goal of the contest, at 13:38 in the final period, set up by Titan Horton and Gavin Erickson, making it 5-0. Carter Kelley broke the goose egg, adding his second of the season to put the Warriors on the board assisted by London McDougall and Carter Halling at 4:43 to secure the 5-1 final.
Tyler Miller stopped 52-of-57 shots faced, for a save percentage of .912 in the Warriors effort. Gavin Erickson stopped 16-of-17 in the Brahmas win, for his third on the season.
