Adam Jay scored twice for the Saskatchewan Rush, but it wasn’t enough as the Halifax Thunderbirds stormed to a 17-9 win Friday night in Scotiabank Centre.
Jay and Jerrett Smith would score in the opening quarter, but the home side came out guns blazing, burying nine in the opening 15 minutes.
Clark Walter scored twice in the second quarter, but Saskatchewan was down 12-4 at the break.
Halifax started the second half with three straight goals before Jay and Robert Church responded with markers of their own.
Ryan Keenan, Austin Shanks and Brock Haley all found the back of the net in the fourth quarter, but it was too late as the Thunderbirds finished with a 17-9 win.
Frank Scigliano allowed 13 goals on 42 shots, while Thomas Kiazyk stopped 7/11. Jake Naso went 13/30 at the dot against Jake Withers.
The Saskatchewan Rush are back on Co-op Field in a couple of weeks when the Colorado Mammoth come to SaskTel Centre for a 7:00 PM start on Saturday, March 29th.
