Forbes Ploszaj stood on his head and made 26 saves to lead the Corpus Christi IceRays to a 4-1 victory over the Wichita Falls Wildcats.

Corpus Christi's penalty kill excelled, as the IceRays gave up one goal despite allowing seven power plays.

Corpus Christi was paced by Tony Roisum, who registered one goal. Roisum scored on the power play 5:03 into the second period to make the score 2-0 Corpus Christi. A checking from behind penalty on Jake Townsend had put the IceRays on the power play. Nick Monfils assisted on the tally.

Corpus Christi was forced to rely heavily on their penalty kill unit throughout the game, as it racked up 26 penalty minutes.

Corpus Christi also got a goal from Martin Hojbjerg as well. Other players who recorded assists for Corpus Christi were Caleb OBrien, who had two and Jake Durflinger and Lucas Bennett, who each chipped in one.

Wichita Falls was led by Colin Staub, who scored the team's only goal. Staub scored on the power play 12:57 into the second period to make the score 2-1 Corpus Christi. The Wildcats had gotten the advantage when the IceRays' Nick Felan was sent off for slashing. Sam Pzazza picked up the assist.

Corpus Christi registered one goal on three power play opportunities. Wichita Falls' starting goalie, Chase Munroe, made seven saves and finished with the loss before he was taken out in favor of David Zevnik, who stopped 12 shots. The Wildcats ended with 29 minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major. Wichita Falls ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Alfred Johansson was ejected from the game.