Rockers Explode for Seven Goals, Top Thunder 7-3

The Motor City Rockers topped the Stockton Thunder 7-3 on Friday night.

The scoring started on a Stockton powerplay when Vincent Servizzi pushed a puck past a sprawling Rico Gonzalez to give Stockton the 1-0 just 3:34 into the game.

A few minutes later, Gavin Cherry netted his first pro goal to even the score at one aside.

Just over 90 seconds later, Cory Checco used a quick wrister to beat Elijah Gibson to give Motor City the 2-1 lead.

Petr Panacek ended the first period with a goal, and then started the second with a goal to flip the script and make it 3-2 Stockton.

Then the Rockers got going.

Matteo Ybarra finally found the back of the net to even the score on the power play.

Then four minutes later, Avery Smith tipped a Jhuwon Davis shot from the point and scored to give Motor City a advantage.

In the third, the Rockers continued the onslaught.

TJ Sneath battled the puck away from the Thunder and chopped a puck off the mask of Gibson to extend the lead to 5-3.

Cory Checco got his second of the night later on in the period to extend the lead to 6-3.

Drew Welsch put the cherry on top of the win when he scored a short handed empty net goal.

Motor City has won four out of five, and return to the ice on Saturday night against Danbury for a 6:30 faceoff