ICECATS BOW TO ROCK LOBSTERS 7-3

FLORENCE, SC - The Pee Dee IceCats dropped a difficult decision to the Athenbs Rock Lobsters 7-3 on Wednesday night.

Xavier Abdella kicked off the scoring with his first goal of the season, beating Rock Lobsters goaltender Carter McPhail over the left shoulder with a wrist shot to make it 1-0 halfway through the first.

Athens would respond with four consecutive goals to forge a 4-1 lead near the end of the second period, but Pee Dee would rally.

Houston Wilson scored an even strength goal for his 18th of the season to make it 4-2 at 16:33 followed by a Dominiks Marcinkevics power play goal with .9 seconds left in the period to make it 4-3 at the break.

In the third, Athens would pull away late with three goals to make it a 7-4 final.

The IceCats have a busy weekend, hosting the Columbus River Dragons on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Florence Center. Friday and Saturday night puck drops are slated for 7:15 pm, and Sunday is a 3:15 pm matinee. Tickets for all remaining IceCats home games are on sale now through the Florence Center Box Office at online at TicketMaster.com.