HIGHLIGHTS: Reading Royals 3, Worcester Railers 2

Reading Royals
Reading Royals

The Reading Royals (36-14-6-2) swept the Worcester Railers (27-25-4-2) Wednesday night at the Santander Arena with a 3-2 win.

A minute and nineteen seconds into the first period, Worcester forward Steve Jandric (2) put the Railers up 1-0. Forty seconds later, Reading forward Frank DiChiara (11) tied the game for the Royals 1-1 with an assist from Jackson Cressey.

A minute later, Reading forward Trevor Gooch (29) put the Royals up 2-1 with assists from Garret Cockerill and Hayden Hawkey.

At 4:22, Reading forward Thomas Ebbing (24) extended the Royals lead to 3-1 with assists by Kenny Hausinger and Jacob Pritchard. The Royals led 3-1 after one period.

There were no goals scored in the second period. Worcester pulled goalie Colton Ellis for an extra attacker with under a minute left in the third period.

Worcester forward Reece Newkirk (10) scored for the Railers to cut the Royals lead to 3-2. Max Newton and Steve Jandric assisted Newkirk’s goal.

The Royals finished the night with 24 shots, 0/2 on the power-play, and Hayden Hawkey made 16 of 18 saves.

The Royals play the Norfolk Admirals for two games at the Santander Arena starting Friday at 7 pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased courtesy of our friends at StubHub.

If you like the articles on this website and would be interested in donating as we rely on donations to keep the website up and running. Any donation would be greatly appreciated. Click here to visit our store where you can purchase our merchandise or make a donation. Every dollar helps. Thank you. BGMSportsTrax Team

About Michael Heilman 6537 Articles
My name is Michael Heilman. I'm the Founder of BGMSportsTrax. An independent blog dedicated to covering regional and national sports, while presenting commentary on sports-related stories.