They needed 11 shootout rounds to pull out the win, but the Amarillo Gorillas somehow managed to win their fifth game in their last six outings with a 4-3 shootout victory over visiting Youngstown on Saturday night. The Gorillas nearly blew the crucial two standings points, giving up a three goal lead in the third period (Chafe, Hansen and Silverstone all scored in the second period for Amarillo) when Tab Lardner scored twice and Jeff Christian once to tie the game for the SteelHounds and ensure a single point headed to overtime.
After a scoreless extra session, 11 shootout rounds were needed to determine a winner, with Amarillo Captain Keith Rowe finally beating Youngstown netminder David Currie to send the home fans home happy.
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CHL Saturday Results
Youngstown 3 @ Amarillo 4 (SO)
YNG: Lardner (2), Christian
AMA: Chafe, Hansen Silverstone, Rowe
Arizona 2 @ New Mexico 1
ARZ: Stillman, DaSilva
NMX: Falk
Memphis 7 @ Tulsa 6 (OT)
MEM: Sessa (2), Kozak, Makway, Aucoin, R. Campbell, Landmesser
TUL: Joseph (2), Beauregard, Lachapelle, Rattray, Medley
Corpus Christi 3 @ Bossier-Shreveport 4
CRP: Baird, Parrish, McIver
BOS: MacPherson, Gustafson, Wildfong, Abbott
Rio Grande Valley 2 @ Austin 5
RGV: Maxwell, Robert
AUS: Tucciarone, Kenyon, Ronan, Kuster, Smith
Odessa 5 @ Lubbock 2
ODE: Margettie, Hillman, Ramsay, Bablitz, Swiniarski
LUB: Strome, Beatty
Oklahoma City 3 @ Wichita 2 (SO)
OKC: Flaman, Watson, Bell
WIC: Clayton, Tetrault
Rocky Mountain 2 @ Colorado 5
RMR: Wires, Dunleavy
COL: Nelson, Haddon, Hartsburg, Robertson, Schneekloth