The Texas Tornado relied on the scoring touch of Andrew Mayer, who netted two goals, to beat the Odessa Jackalopes, 9-1.

Mayer scored at 16:39 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Texas and again while 18:34 into the first to make the score 2-0 Texas.

Texas found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. The Tornado average 4.0 goals per game. With 42 shots on target during the contest, Texas exceeded the 29.8 shots it averages per game this year.

Texas additionally got points from Jackson Leef, who also registered one goal and two assists, Scott Conway, who also racked up two goals and one assist, Brandon Hawkins, who also had one goal and two assists, and Mitchell McPherson, who also tallied one goal and two assists. CJ Reuschlein also scored for Texas. In addition, Texas received assists from Jason Eddy, who had two and Louie Rowe and Justin Greenberg, who contributed one a piece.

The 24 shots that Odessa put on net surpassed the Jackalopes' average of 18.9 shots per game this season. The defense for Odessa played an important role offensively, racking up 10 shots on goal.

Hunter Leisner made 23 saves for the Tornado on 24 shots. Texas totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 2-for-5 on the power play. Andrew Pikul took the loss and made 17 saves before being replaced by Blake Wojtala who made 16 saves. The Jackalopes totaled 25 minutes in penalty time with five minors and one major and went 0-for-2 on the power play.