Bakersfield Condors besegrade Firebirds med 6-1 i första slutspelsmatchen

Bakersfield Condors besegrade Coachella Valley Firebirds med 6-1 i den första matchen i förstarundan av Pacific Division-slutspelet på Dignity Health Arena under torsdagskvällen. Lagkaptenen Seth Griffith gjorde två mål och ledde laget till seger, vilket satte stopp för en förlustsvit på sju matcher i slutspelet. Bakersfield leder nu matchserien, som spelas i bäst av fem, med 1-0.

Bakersfield tog ett tidigt och stabilt grepp om premiärmatchen, där Seth Griffith stod för två mål. Quinn Hutson, Sam Poulin, James Hamblin och Riley Stillman gjorde varsitt mål för Condors. Viljami Marjala, Isaac Howard och Josh Brown noterades för två assist var, medan målvakten Matt Tomkins räddade 38 skott för att säkra vinsten. Ty Nelson gjorde det enda målet för Coachella Valley, som nu har förlorat sju av sina nio matcher mot Bakersfield den här säsongen. Segern bröt Bakersfields dystra svit efter att laget blivit utslaget i raka matcher i slutspelet 2022, 2023 och 2024. Match 2 flyttar till Palm Desert på lördag klockan 21.00 ET, och en eventuell match 3 spelas på söndag klockan 20.00 ET.

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