The first two weeks of March were much like the majority of February had been, very little going with the Royals away. High school spring sports practices are underway, baseball season at McCaskey opens on the 16th. On the 14th the hockey club returned home from a three-game road trip, the Worcester Railers were in town for the opener of a two-game set. The Railers struck first before Connor McMenamin tied it, in the early going of the third period Worcester led 3-1. Yvan Mongo (back from an extended injury absence) made it 3-2 but the Railers scored twice more and put away a 5-2 win, Yaniv Perets took the loss in net. The Sunday rematch saw the Royals come out on fire, goals from Connor Kurth (newcomer on loan from the Tampa Bay Lightning) and McMenamin made it 2-0 in the first nine minutes, Brandon Saigeon added a third goal before the period ended. In the third Worcester scored early and late to close within one, Ben Meehan's empty-netter with twenty-five seconds left clinched a 4-2 Royals victory for goaltender Keith Petruzzelli. The record stands at 18-8-2 at home, 30-20-7 overall. The Royals host Adirondack on Friday the 20th, Take care, thanks for reading.
