The Ghost Pirates then opened the scoring Robert Mastrosimone made his way to the front of the net and fired past Scott Ratzlaff to make it 1–0. Logan Drevitch And Chris Lipe earned the assists on the only goal of the first period.
The second period remained scoreless, with both teams registering twelve shots on target.
Savannah extended its lead at 8:11 of the third then Mitchell Russell scored his first goal as a Ghost Pirate through traffic to make it 2-0. Phip Waugh and Drevitch picked up the assists.
Jacksonville made things interesting late when a bouncing puck found its way in Patrick Baikovassisted by Christopher Brownreducing the deficit to 2–1. Savannah held strong in the final minutes to secure the win.
Michael Simpson earned the victory, stopping 27 of 28 shots. Ratzlaff turned away 28 of 30 in the loss.
Victory marked Savannah’s third straight home win and extended the team’s streak to five home games in a row with points.
The Ghost Pirates’ next home game is Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 PMfor Alzheimer’s Awareness Night presented by Harris Lowry Manton. Fans can stream the game live FloHockey or listen further Mixlr. For tickets and more information, visit ghostpirateshockey.com.
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