The Screaming Squirrels returned from their holiday break Wednesday at Wells, and fell to the D.C. Bulldogs, 7-3. Down 5-0 in the second period, the Squirrels showed signs of life as Don Marks darted through the neutral zone and took it in for a power play goal. Later in the period, Wade Marks scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Late in the third period, Ben Sumner stole the puck from a defenseman, got around him, and scored right-side top corner.
The Squirrels put up 29 shots, the most in any loss this season. Drew Thiemann stopped 38 shots in net, including several highlight-real saves. The Squirrels’ next game has yet to be scheduled. It’ll be posted on the web site and e-mailed to the team as soon as Hockey North America posts it.