Outlaws Fall to Harrisburg Heat in a Thriller

Texas Outlaws fall at home to the Harrisburg Heat 9-8.  In the first ever meeting between the 2 franchises, both teams found the back of the net in this back-and-forth game. 

Rookie David Stankovic continued his hot streak as he opened up the scoring in the 9th minute.  Harrisburg quickly responded with a Power Play goal and led 2-1 after the first period.  The teams traded goals throughout the 2nd period as the Outlaws 3 times took the lead only to see the Heat respond.  Halftime had both teams even at 5 goals apiece.  

Dominic Frances scored on a shootout only 14 seconds into the 3rd quarter and gave the Heat a lead that they never relinquished. Teams again traded goals for the rest of the game with the Outlaws scoring with a 6th attacker at the 11:34 mark but were not able to net the equalizer.  The final score was 9-8 in favor of the visitors.  

 Dominic Francis and Joey Tavernese each had a hat trick for the heat while Billy O'Dwyer scored 2 goals and Lucas Ramalho netted 2 goals and 1 assist for the Outlaws.  The Outlaws remain winless with 4 losses while the Heat claimed their first win of the season bringing their record to 1 win, 5 losses, and 1 Overtime loss.  The Outlaws next take on their cross-town rivals, The Dallas Sidekicks, on Thursday Jan 9th, while the Heat are off until January 25th when they host the Dallas Sidekicks.

Outlaws lost 8-9