Mustangs debut new DQS Jersies with J.C. Moczydlowsky socks. The team rallyed under the new advertisment/jersies and got the W. Gorski nets 3 goals and linemate Will puts up FOUR helpers on the night. JC also finds his first goal of the season to help out line two get in on the action. Big win in the new jersies, can't wait to show them off again in like 3 weeks.

Cotton McKnight: Good evening, sports fans! Welcome to Ocho Sports Network’s continuing coverage of the FHL — where the dreams are big, the skating is slow, and the cardio is, frankly, optional. We’re live at Southgate Arena, where the Galaxies dropped another tough one to the Mustangs, 6–3. I’m Cotton McKnight, alongside the man whose insights are as unpredictable as a high-sticking call — Pepper Brooks!

Pepper Brooks: Thanks, Cotton! Word around the locker room before puck drop was that the Galaxies were rolling out a new game plan tonight — something they called “strategic patience.” The idea? Wait for the Mustangs to get tired of scoring.

Pepper: Bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it paid off for ’em.

Cotton: Unfortunately, Pepper, it did not. The Galaxies looked every bit like a team coming off a 17-day layoff — slow, sloppy, and skating like they’d just met in the parking lot.

Pepper: Yeah, Cotton, they had all the chemistry of two guys arguing over who forgot the beer.  

Cotton: The Mustangs struck first, but the Galaxies briefly tied it up midway through the first on a nice finish from Alderman (a/k/a a lucky deflection off his skate). Unfortunately, that 1–1 score didn’t last long. The Mustangs answered right back and took a 2–1 lead after the opening period.

Pepper: That tie was shorter than a sudden-death dodgeball round, Cotton. Blink and it was gone!

Cotton: From there, the Mustangs took complete control. They put up three unanswered goals in the second to make it 5–1, skating circles around a Galaxies defense that looked… well, more decorative than functional.

Pepper: Their team rep was on the ice for five of the Mustang goals, Cotton — five! I’ve seen pylons with better zone coverage.  If confusion were a defensive strategy, he’d be a first-line all-star.

Cotton: Late in the second, Rochna finally gave the Galaxies a little life, cutting it to 5–2 heading into the third. But by that point, the Mustangs were in cruise control.

Pepper: Yeah, Cotton, the Galaxies were working hard, but mostly at convincing themselves it wasn’t over.

Cotton: The third period brought one last spark when Alderman buried his second of the game to make it 5–3, with Ruggiero picking up one of his two assists. But just thirteen seconds later, the Mustangs slammed the door with their sixth goal of the night.

Pepper: That’s what we call a quick response, Cotton — like a dodgeball to the face when you weren’t ready for it.

Cotton: Indeed, Pepper. The Galaxies fall to 0–5–2 on the season, still searching for that elusive first win.

Pepper: They’ll have another couple weeks off now, Cotton — plenty of time to regroup, refocus, and maybe watch some instructional videos that cover “defense.”

Cotton: Couldn’t hurt, Pepper. From Southgate Arena, the Mustangs gallop on, the Galaxies drift deeper into space, and we’ll see you next time right here on the Ocho — where the only thing colder than the rink… is the Galaxies’ offense.