Long Beach Bombers relied on the scoring touch of Carl Lyden, who netted two goals, to beat San Diego, 5-2.

Long Beach Bombers forced San Diego's netminders to work hard to keep the puck out of the net, ripping 34 shots and forcing 29 saves. Jokaim Jutras made 13 stops and Brody Cavataio made 16.

Long Beach Bombers also got points from Tomas Nemeth, who also had one goal and two assists. Long Beach Bombers also got a goal from Johan Beatty as well. In addition, Long Beach Bombers received assists from Casper Faltskog, who had one, Reinis Vitolins, who had three, and Glenn Corey and Anton Rhose, who each chipped in two.

San Diego forced Long Beach Bombers goalie Kent Nusbaum to work between the pipes, taking 34 shots.

San Diego was helped by Toni Haikarainen, who registered one goal. Haikarainen scored on the power play 18:30 into the first period to make the score 3-1 Long Beach Bombers. A slashing penalty on Nemeth had put San Diego on the power play. Sebastian Gruhler assisted on the tally. San Diego additionally got points from Filip Masek, who also tallied one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. More assists for San Diego came via Cameron Todd and Tyler Kubara, who contributed one each.

Kent Nusbaum made 32 saves for Long Beach Bombers on 34 shots. Long Beach Bombers totaled 11 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 1-for-2 on the power play. San Diego totaled nine minutes in penalty time with two minors and one major and went 1-for-3 on the power play.