Parrots Build Early Lead, Then Rebuild It After Iguanas Tie

Purple Parrots scored five times in the first period, watched Orange Iguanas level it at 6-6 in the second, and pulled away again to win 14-9.

Purple Parrots had a 5-0 lead before Orange Iguanas got on the board. Duane Reed opened the scoring early, Bryce Bostian added a goal of his own, and Reed, Bernie Seth and Bostian all scored midway through the period. John Poloyac got the first Orange Iguanas goal midway, and Bob Pfeil added another in the final minute.

Orange Iguanas kept coming. Pfeil scored early in the second, Matt Andrascik followed with a goal, and after Reed made it 6-4 for the Parrots, an unnamed substitute scored and Andrascik tied it at 6-6 with an assist from that same substitute. Drew Pfeil answered for Purple Parrots right away, and he scored again late in the period to make it 8-6.

The third period belonged to the Parrots. Ben Grove scored early, and Reed scored twice more to make it 11-6. Orange Iguanas got within 11-9 on goals from Codey Vargo, Alan Homan and Bob Pfeil, who finished with three. Drew Pfeil and then Bostian twice closed it out midway through the period. Bostian finished with four goals and three assists, and Reed had five goals.

Orange Iguanas outshot Purple Parrots 48-44. Dean Carpenter stopped 39 shots in the Purple Parrots net, while Tyson Botteicher made 30 saves for Orange Iguanas.

The Purple Parrots improve to 2-2-1; the Orange Iguanas slip to 2-2-1.