CATS DROP EIGHT ON BOBCATS IN WIN

Austin Pickford, Dustin Jesseau and Eli Rivers recorded four-point nights as the Pee Dee IceCats beat the Blue Ridge Bobcats 8-2 on Friday night at Florence Center.

Pee Dee scored three times in the first and added three more in the second to build a 6-2 lead after 40 minutes including a rare three-on-five shorthanded marker from Patriks Marcinkevics, one of his two goals in the game.

In total, the IceCats scored two shorthanded goals, two power play goals, and a four-on-four goal in addition to three at even strength.

Ricardo Gonzalez made 17 saves to record his third victory of the season as Pee Dee improved to 4-2-1-0 on the season.

The same two teams meet tomorrow night in the rematch at 7:15 pm ET, with the Power Properties Pregame Show starting at 7 pm online and on the IceCats Radio Network.