Cotton Kings Fall To Amarillo

Lubbock, Texas (Cotton Kings Press Release) - Former Lubbock Cotton Kings netminder Shawn Conschafter stopped 29 of 30 shots on net lifting the Amarillo Gorillas to a 2-1 victory over the Lubbock Cotton Kings Friday night at City Bank Coliseum. The Hub City team is 16-22-4 on the year with 36 points in the standings. Amarillos Rich Hansen got the scoring started at 3:28 of the first period as he slipped the puck past Lubbock goaltender J.F. Perras. In the second period, Amarillo out-shot the Cotton Kings 17-6 and they were able to increase their lead to two. The Gorillas Keith Detlefsen lit the lamp at the 14:12 mark of the second period for the 2-0 advantage. Lubbock would finally get on the board at 5:37 of the third period with a tally from Jimmy Callahan, as he sent a wrister into the back of the net at the doorstep of the crease. The Kings out-shot the Gorillas 16-7 in the third period and tried to rally for the comeback with some late chances, but unfortunately for the Cotton Kings, Callahans goal stood as their only score of the evening. Amarillos Conschafter recorded his 12th win in net, aloowing just one goal on the night. Lubbocks Perras made 29 saves off of 31 Gorillas shots on net in the loss. Amarillo was 0-for-8 on the power play, while the Cotton Kings were 0-for-6 on the man-advantage. The Gorillas out-shot Lubbock 31-30 for the night. The Cotton Kings will head out on the road for a Saturday night tilt with the New Mexico Scorpions at 8:05 p.m. CST. They will return home on Sunday for a 5:05 p.m. face-off with the Arizona Sundogs.