Condors spiked by San Francisco, 4-1 – BakersfieldCondors.com

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. –The San Francisco Bulls (11-15-1-2, 25pts) scored twice on the power play and once shorthanded to defeat the Bakersfield Condors (7-16-1-2, 17pts) 4-1 Saturday night at Rabobank Arena.

Highlights from tonight’s game

Just 1:28 into the game the Bulls broke the ice, with C Justin Bowers finishing a 2-on-1 for the first tally of the night. Bakersfield continued to pressure the Bulls and connected on a power play with just over six minutes remaining in the frame. LW Jacob Lagace buried his sixth of the season into a wide open net on a feed from F Zach Cohen.

San Francisco controlled the play in the middle stanza, holding a 11-6 shot advantage in the period, and regaining the lead. C Dean Oullet put home a power play marker with just over four minutes remaining in the second to make it 2-1.

In the opening minutes of the third the Condors were on the power play, but a fallen defender at the blueline led to an odd-man rush for the Bulls, and LW Kris Belan converted for a 3-1 lead. A power play goal at 7:46 gave the visitors a three-goal cushion, and the final margin.

Tonight’s box score: click here

Condors droppings:

This was already the seventh meeting of the season between the two sides. The Condors record in the series is 2-5-0-0… C Levi Nelson had his three-game goal scoring streak come to an end… SF’s Oullet has seven goals in seven games against the Condors… The Condors scratched five injured players, including three on the blueline. Out of the lineup was D Ryan Annesley (inj.), F Brett Perlini (inj.), D Trevor Hendrikx (inj.), F David Toews (inj.), and D Olivier Dame-Malka (inj.)… Shots on goal: BAK – 27, SF – 33… Power plays: BAK- 1/5, SF – 2/6… Three Stars: #1 Oullet (SF), #2 Lagace (BAK), #3 Heemskerk (SF).

Beach Volleyball Silver Medalists meet the fans
Team USA Olympic Beach Volleyball silver medalists April Ross and Jen Kessy were in attendance tonight. They held a Q&A with the fans and hung out in the Condors Photo Booth throughout the night. Even played volleyball on the ice during the first intermission against a group of girls from Club Jamba, a local club volleyball team that earned a chance to hit the ice against them. They served up signed volleyballs for the fans as well.

Condors return home after Christmas
The Condors head out on the road for their next four games, including Sunday night’s 11:59 p.m. matchup in Las Vegas. They return home to host Stockton on Thursday, Dec. 27 for Boomtown Bakersfield, and Friday, Dec. 28 for Voodoo Doll Giveaway, sponsored by My 45 and 97.3 JACK FM.

Saturday, Dec. 29 against Idaho is Jake Varner Night, where the team will honor the Condorstown Gold Medalist and also don special jerseys in a Jersey Off Our Backs Raffle and Auction.

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