The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Tucson Roadrunners on Friday night at Tucson Arena by the final score of 4-2, marking the team's second straight win.

With the victory, the Firebirds climb above .500 for the first time all year, now standing at 5-4-1-0 with the win.

The Firebirds got the scoring started just 1:50 into the game. Mitchell Stephens dumped the puck into the corner, rolling right to Jacob Melanson whose shot went through the legs of Roadrunners’ goaltender Jaxson Stauber. David Goyette picked up the secondary assist on Melanson’s third goal of the season. Coachella Valley added to their lead as Goyette netted his first goal of the season, assisted by Stephens and Ville Ottavainen at 5:16 of the first.

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