New Mexico Renegades fell behind early, and xEl Paso Rhinos kept piling on the points on the way to an 8-2 victory.

xEl Paso Rhinos got the win thanks to a great game by Matthew Plesa, who had one goal and two assists. Plesa scored 1:31 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xEl Paso Rhinos. Kalvis Ozols picked up the assist.

xEl Paso Rhinos' offense rang up 53 shots on New Mexico Renegades' net.

xEl Paso Rhinos also got points from Roman Konecny, who also finished with one goal and two assists. xEl Paso Rhinos also had goals scored by Krisztian Nagy, Andrew Bradford, and Eric Baldwin, who each put in two. More assists for xEl Paso Rhinos came via Peter Plesa, who had two and David Nelson and Tom Bartel, who each chipped in one.

New Mexico Renegades was led by Connor Rickabus, who registered two goals. Rickabus scored the first of his two goals at 9:09 into the second period to make the score 4-1 xEl Paso Rhinos. Rickabus' next tally made the score 6-2 xEl Paso Rhinos with 1:39 left in the second period. A high sticking penalty on Chad Cesarz had put New Mexico Renegades on the power play. Zach Comfort provided the assist. Other players who recorded assists for New Mexico Renegades were Damond Brokke, who had one.

Oliver Gervais rejected 16 shots on goal for xEl Paso Rhinos. xEl Paso Rhinos totaled 13 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major and went 0-for-1 on the power play. John Groth recorded 45 saves for New Mexico Renegades. New Mexico Renegades totaled 19 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 1-for-3 on the power play.