YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Tri-City Storm dropped a 6-3 road decision to the Youngstown Phantoms Friday night at the Covelli Centre. Cam Briere, August Falloon, and Cooper Simpson each netted a goal for Tri-City in the loss. The Storm will return to action tomorrow night in another road matchup against the Phantoms. Puck drop for tomorrow's final game of the three-game regular season series between Tri-City and Youngstown is scheduled for 6:05pm CT.
 
Cam Briere netted his fourth goal of the season at 1:53 of Friday's opening period to give Tri-City a one-goal lead in the matchup. The goal was assisted by Ryan Smith and Charlie Kinsman. The Phantoms responded with a shorthanded scoring play at 9:48 of the opening period to bring the game to a 1-1 tie. The goal was netted by Mikey Burchill, and was scored unassisted. The final goal of Friday's 1^st period was netted by Braiden Clark on the powerplay to give Youngstown a two-goal advantage. Clark's goal was his third of the season, and was assisted by Finn McLaughlin and Mikey Burchill. The Storm was outshot 12-7 during the 1^st period, and trailed by a 2-1 score entering Friday's middle period.
 
August Falloon scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season at 6:48 of Friday's 2^nd period to bring the game to a 2-2 tie. The goal was scored shorthanded, and was the Storm's first shorthanded goal of the season. Finn McLaughlin netted a powerplay goal at 12:51 of the middle period to give the Phantoms a 3-2 lead in the matchup. The goal was McLaughlin's first of the season, and was assisted by Mikey Burchill and Charlie Cerrato. Youngstown netted another powerplay goal with less than three minutes to play in the period to take a two-goal lead in the contest. The goal was scored by Ryan Botterill, and was his sixth scoring play of the year. Jack Wilson and Tory Pitner each recorded an assist on the scoring play. Youngstown outshot Tri-City 10-9 in the 2^nd period, and entered the final period with a 4-2 lead in the battle.
 
Cooper Simpson scored the first goal of his USHL career at 5:48 of Friday's 3^rd period to bring Tri-City within one goal of Youngstown's lead. Simpson's goal was netted on the powerplay, and was assisted by Jake Rozzi and Owen Beckner. Mikey Burchill scored his second goal of the game, and sixth goal of the season with two minutes remaining in Friday's 3^rd period to give Youngstown another two-goal advantage in the game. The final goal of Friday's matchup was scored into an empty net by Hunter Ramos with less than one minute to play. The Storm outshot the Phantoms 14-10 during the final period, but was outshot 32-30 overall during the game.
 
Cameron Korpi dropped the game in goal for Tri-City after making 26 saves on 31 shots. Owen Bartoszkiewicz collected the win in net for the Phantoms after turning away 27 of the Storm's 30 shots on goal during the matchup. Tri-City finished the contest 1/8 on the powerplay, and 4/7 on the penalty kill. The Storm dropped to 7-6-0-0 overall on the season in the loss.
 
Tri-City will return home for back-to-back games against the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday, November 10^th, and Saturday, November 11^th. Friday's game will feature a $5 Kids Friday presented by Big Apple Fun Center. Saturday's game will serve as the organization's annual Military Appreciation Night presented by Nebraska Warriors. The Storm will wear specialty jerseys for the contest that will be auctioned off following the game. Puck drop for Friday's game against Waterloo is set for 7:05pm CT. Saturday's game will begin at 6:05pm CT. Tickets to each upcoming home game can be purchased online by skating to www.StormHockey.com, or by contacting a member of the Storm sales staff by calling the Viaero Center Box Office at 308-338-8144.
 
The Storm hits the ice again on Saturday, November 4^th, in a road game against the Youngstown Phantoms. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:05pm CT. Skate to www.StormHockey.com for individual game tickets and more information regarding the Tri-City Storm organization. The Tri-City Storm is presented by Viaero Wireless.