Had a minor weather event on Saturday, it began to flurry in the morning as I was driving to Jenny's place. By the time we arrived in Willow Street for lunch it was snowing in earnest (and also in Willow Street), from there we were back in the city. There were some plows out working on the streets in my neighborhood, by 3:30 the snow had fizzled out and all we had at that point was a steady rain. The trip north on 222 was no problem but we did pass a few people who slid off the road because they just don't know how to drive under such conditions. When we arrived at the Arena the sidewalks were slushy but at least we were there safely. This was the Royals' lone home game in a twenty-two day stretch, it was the annual Pink In The Rink Night for breast cancer awareness. The Norfolk Admirals were making the fourth of their seven regular season appearances, in three prior games at the Arena the Admirals had skated away with three overtime wins but on this night the Royals finally flipped the script. Shane Sellar's goal three minutes in gave the Home Team the early lead but the Admirals rallied to tie it 1-1 at the intermission. In the second period Matt Miller lit the lamp two minutes in, for the final thirty-eight minutes the game resembled the sort of contest we've seen so often. There would be no come-from-behind magic for the opponent on this night, Vinnie Purpura and company slammed the door on a tough 2-1 Royals win. The victory ends a 1-2-3 skid and brings the mark to 18-21-8, 8-8-6 at home. The club plays its next four on the road, the Maine Mariners visit for a three-game set starting on the 26th. It was still raining after the game, I got Jenny and her mother home safely and myself as well and was damn glad to be there when I arrived. The rain finally cleared out on Sunday afternoon and was replaced by high winds and colder temperatures. Take care, thanks for reading.
