FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Los Zorros de Fayetteville, proud members of the SPHL, defeated the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 2-1 on Saturday night.

The trend continued for the fourth time in as many games, as neither team found the back of the net in the opening frame – with Fayetteville leading the shot column 9-7.

Joe Widmar opened up the scoring 4:48 into the middle frame, cashing home a rebound from Bryce Martin and Trey Fechko, making it 1-0. Tim Kent potted home a backdoor feed at 15:55, evening it up 1-1, with Chance Gorman and Mike Moran picking up the helpers to close out the scoring in the period.

Blake Holmes scored the lone goal in the final frame at 10:26, set up by Tim Kent and Mike Moran, securing the 2-1 final.

Fayetteville improves to 2-1-1-0 on the season, with Colby Muise stopping 16-of-17 in the win. Brody Claeys stopped 22-of-24 in the Dawgs’ effort.

Both teams will square off again tomorrow, with puck drop from the Crown Coliseum set for 3:00 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on FloSports.

Sunday, Nov. 2nd marks the first Salute to Service game of the season, presented by Soldiers First Real Estate. Single-game tickets can be purchased at: https://marksmenhockey.com/tickets/single-game/