Jr. Blues fail to find the net; fall to RoadRunners 1-0

Springfield and Topeka in action
on Friday night inside the
Kansas Expo in Topeka, Kansas

On a night where the Springfield Junior Blues got an outstanding performance from the man between the pipes, they failed to find the back of the net, and the Topeka RoadRunners capitilized on a one-man advantage in a 1-0 win inside the Kansas Expo on Friday night.

The RoadRunners' Michael Pastor scored a powerplay goal with just a little over a minute remaining in the first period, which ultimately turned out to be the eventual game-winner in a game that featured stellar performances from both of the goalies.

The game featured eight total powerplays--three from the Jr. Blues, and five from the RoadRunners.

The Jr. Blues were outshot for the game by a total of 30-to-18, and the only other point that was earned in the game besides the goal from Pastor, was Luke Veitch, who assisted the only goal of the game.

Gavin Tufte and Tyler Rehm both led the Blues with three shots on goal; while Kyle Cook, Josef Pontasch, Rusian Pedan and Nick Townes all put two shots on goal. Meanwhile, Topeka got four shots on goal from Ryan White, and Pastor, who scored the games only goal, had just two shots himself.

The loss by Springfield dropped there overall record to 12-19-1 and they continue to be stuck at 25 points for the fourth consecutive game. As for the RoadRunners, the win improved them to reach 42 points on the season, and currently hold a 4-1 season-series lead between the two teams.

Both teams will play there last game in the year of 2011 tomorrow night at the same place. The puck will be dropping at 6:00 pm Springfield time.

(for live game audio, check the Jr. Blues official facebook page before the game for the link.)

Springfield--------0-------0-----0------0
Topeka-------------1-------0-----0------1

Goals Scored:
Springfield-none
Topeka-(1st)-Michael Pastor (Luke Veitch): 18:47