Iguanas Erase Six-Goal Hole, Then Pull Away in Third

Orange Iguanas trailed Blue Barracudas 6-3 after one period and beat them 13-10 on Sunday, tying it in the final minute of the second and scoring three straight early in the third.

Austin Smay scored three times in the first period for Blue Barracudas, the last one in the final minute to make it 6-3. Mike Crowe and Mike Lamison added the others. John Poloyac had scored twice for Orange Iguanas, and an unnamed substitute had added a goal.

The Iguanas came back in the second. Bob Pfeil scored early, Codey Vargo scored twice, both set up by Matt Andrascik, and Poloyac tied it at 7-7 midway through. Crowe and Colton Schafer put Barracudas back up 9-7, but Pfeil scored late and Poloyac tied it at 9-9 in the final minute, with Pfeil getting the assist.

Orange Iguanas took over early in the third. Andrascik, an unnamed substitute and Alan Homan scored in succession for a 12-9 lead. Lamison got one back midway for his third goal, and a substitute closed it late with Andrascik assisting. Poloyac finished with four goals and two assists, Andrascik with a goal and four assists, and Smay had four goals for Barracudas in the loss.

The Orange Iguanas improve to 2-2-1; the Blue Barracudas slip to 2-3-0.