After a Late Scare, Topeka Triumphs Sweeping Opening Weekend 2-1

Topeka and Indiana met for the second time this weekend. Just 24 hours removed from a big 2-0 victory to open their season the Scarecrows came in hungry for a chance to improve their record in front of the Topeka faithful.

It was tough to find a goal to kick things off as once again it took until the second period for a team to find the twine in the back of the net, but it was Tristen Wells netting his first in a Scarecrows jersey. Coming in on the rush Wells picked a corner and beat Cooper Olsen over the shoulder for the 1-0 lead 7:16 into the second period.

In the third period after a closing his hand on the puck call on Jacob Gagnon, Indiana finally put in a goal behind Sammy Bernard as Aaron Shahin backhanded a puck past the big goaltender to tie things up with 3:57 to go in the third. Topeka did not back down however as Gagnon found himself an open spot on the ice with seconds to go and received a pass from Trygve Many Guns he one-timed past Olsen with less than a second to go to clinch the regulation win for Topeka.

Bernard stopped 28 of 29 for the win, his second of the season.

Topeka returns home next Friday night October 23rd to take on the Monroe Moccasins. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster or by stopping by the Cable Dahmer box office.