NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays lost 5-1 to the Adirondack Thunder at the North Charleston Coliseum on Sunday afternoon, following a win the previous night against the same team. Jamie Engelbert scored the only goal for the Stingrays and goaltender Garin Bjorklund stopped 29 of 33 shots he faced.
After a scoreless first period, the Thunder’s Alex Young gave Adirondack a 1-0 lead at 7:59 of the second period. The Thunder doubled their lead nearly seven minutes later when Andre Ghantous sunk his fourth goal of the season. The second period ended with Adirondack leading 2-0.
In the third period, two breakaways were successful, give the Thunder a 4-0 lead. Engelbert scored, snuffing out Adirondack’s goalie Jeremy Brodeur‘s near shutout. In a final push, former Stingray Kevin O’Neil scored an empty net goal, finishing the game at 5-1.
The Stingrays play again at home, on Friday November 29, against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
Check out this photo gallery from Inside The Rink’s Julie Taylor for highlights from the game.
