Amarillo Wins First Game of the Season
The Amarillo Gorillas (1-5-0) earned their first victory of the season on Thursday night with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Texas Brahmas (3-1-1).
Amarillo/Texas Box Score
The Gorillas came out flying outshooting the Brahmas 13-6 in the first period but both Ryan Scott (AMA) and Brett Jaeger (TEX) were sharp keeping the game scoreless through two periods. The first goal of the game came at the 4:47 mark of the third period with Jonathan Ornelas scoring his first goal of the season. Ornelas was signed earlier in the day.
Texas would tie the score when Matt Quinn scored a shorthanded goal at the 11:37 mark of the final period eventually sending the game to overtime.
In the extra session, the Gorillas received a power play and took advantage with Sam Ftorek scoring the game winner, his second goal of the season.
Jaeger finished the night with 40 saves and Scott made 23 stops earning the victory.