January 11, 2008 Mudbugs 5 Killer Bees 1

Going into Friday night’s game, the ‘Bugs had a chance to tie the franchise’s longest winning streak at 12. They seemed to have no problem doing that against a floundering Rio Grande team. Kevin Cooper and Brett Smith had two goals each, with Joe Ori adding one of his own to the total. Ken Carroll had a relatively easy night, stopping 22 chances for his 10th straight win.

With the Brahmas' trade of Robin Big Snake to the Bees earlier this week, I was worried that Mr. Snake would try to pick up where he left off--wanting Chris Brassard as a “dance” partner. Thankfully, Big Snake was pretty much a non-factor in the game.

It was almost impossible for me to not look beyond this game to the one in Laredo on Saturday night. The Bucks are currently the cream of the crop in the CHL Southern Conference but have had little success against Northern Conference teams. Even with their league-lead in points, have the Bucks been regularly tested? Don’t think so, but the Mudbugs will certainly challenge them.