November 23, 2007 Mudbugs 3 Steelhounds 4 OT

This was an exciting game to listen to, I can’t imagine what it was like to watch. Even thought the Mudbugs lost in OT, they still earned an important point.

I thought this game was similar to the one that was played in the CTC back on October 30. It seemed fast and physical, and it sounded like the Mudbugs had good control of the game. When the Steelhounds tied it up in the third, though, I just couldn’t listen to the radio broadcast anymore, so I ~gasp~turned it off. Yes, call me chicken. I’d listened (and seen) too many of these types of games go to the other team in recent weeks. I just didn’t feel up to being tortured by another close loss.

Great play by ‘Hounds’ goalie Andy Franck---I could hear Elias Godoy’s angry mumbling all the way back home---and a stellar night from Joel Irving countered scoring efforts from Bug players Jake Ortmeyer, Dale Lupul, and Brett Smith.

In Coach Muscutt’s interview before the last night's game, he said it was quite an exciting game to watch, and he said, at times, he was caught up in being a spectator who was enjoying the skills of both teams. He said he thought the Bugs played very well, so I’ll take him for his word. But it was still tough to stomach another loss, especially that way. Wonder if they read my memo? On to night two in Youngstown....