Harrogate, TN
 
The Railsplitters took on the Lees-McRae Bobcats early in the afternoon for their first game of the season and came out victorious with a score of 22-7.
 
Lees-McRae got on the board first at 11:57. 41 seconds later, Gavin Reid answered with a goal and an assist by Rhodes Conroy.  Lees-McRae then got another goal making it 2-1.  A few minutes later, the Railsplitters struck again with goals from Francis O'Hara and Aiden Smith.  Max Mora then got on the stat sheet with a goal of his own, making it the first of his career.  Rhodes Conroy and Michael Rogers added two more to make the score 6-2 at the end of the quarter.  
 
Gavin Reid quickly scored 30 seconds in the second quarter with the assist from Hunter Kot.  Lees-McRae continued to try and bring the score in close, getting another goal at 13:25, making it 7-3.  Kevin Jendrasik got his first goal of the season just a minute later.  Lees-McRae served a man-down penalty, giving Railsplitters an advantage that they quickly wasted no time with as Hunter Kot got a goal making the score 9-3.  Haden Berry was dominant in the faceoff, continuing to give the Railsplitters an advantage on their offensive end.  Berry picked up a groundball and did not look back, getting his first goal.  
 
At this point, the Railsplitters hit the gas and did not lead up.  The half ended with a score of 13-3 with goals from Gavin Reid, Gabe Smith, and Kevin Jendrasik.  
 
Lees-McRae didn't score again until the fourth quarter, but it was too late for them to try and catch up.  Cayden McClure, Daniel Pearl, and Dane Knight-Turcan contributed to getting their first goals of the season. Making the final score 22-7
 
The Railsplitters will be on the road next Saturday as they travel to Missouri to take on Maryville University.
 
Notables:
Gavin Reid led with five goals on 12 shots. 
Francis O'Hara followed behind with three goals. 
Rhodes Conroy, Aiden Smith, and Kevin Jendrasik had two goals each.
Haden Berry went 19-26 on faceoffs and scooped up seven groundballs.