The Columbus Cottonmouths had trouble finding ways to stop Macon Mayhem, which beat Cottonmouths, 5-1.

Macon Mayhem was led by goalie Garrett Bartus, who finished with 50 saves while allowing one goal. Bartus managed to improve on his goals against average, which stood at 2.36 prior to the game.

Macon Mayhem was led by Jake Trask, who racked up one goal and one assist. Trask scored on the power play 18:01 into the first period to make the score 2-1 Macon Mayhem. Macon Mayhem earned a power play opportunity when John Jackson was put in the box for tripping. Ryan Michel assisted on the tally.

The 25 shots that Macon Mayhem put on net surpassed Macon Mayhem's average of 21.3 shots per game this season. Macon Mayhem found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, Macon Mayhem averages 2.4 goals per contest.

Macon Mayhem additionally got points from Shawn Skelly, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Joshua Ranalli, who also finished with one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for Macon Mayhem included Matt Robertson and Lucas LaBelle, who scored one goal each. More assists for Macon Mayhem came via Nick Grasso, who had one.

Macon Mayhem was unable to stop Columbus from sending pucks towards the net, and the Cottonmouths eventually piled up 51 shots on goal.

Columbus was led by Andy Bathgate, who scored the team's only goal. Bathgate scored 1:27 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Columbus. Chris Rial picked up the assist.

Macon Mayhem incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Brandon Jaeger made 20 saves for the Cottonmouths on 25 shots. Columbus incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.