Sophomore
Ryan Virkar scored his first goal of the season while junior
Santiago Diaz lit the lamp for the second time this season, but Jesuit gave up six unanswered goals and dropped a 6-2 decision to division leader Keller on Thursday at the Euless StarCenter.
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Virkar scored a goal off of assists from Diaz and sophomore
Kyle Hogan, who also added an assist on Diaz's goal. Senior
Seth Dragojevic picked up the second assist for Diaz's tally while senior
William Carney recorded 24 saves in the cage.
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The Rangers went 0-for-2 on power play opportunities while Keller scored one of its six goals late in the second period. Virkar's game-opening tally gave Jesuit the lead 5:06 into the opening period, but Keller began its run by scoring a goal with 52 seconds remaining in the first period. Keller added two goals in the second and three tallies in the third before Jesuit snapped the scoring run with Diaz's goal, which was scored with 18 seconds remaining in the game.
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Jesuit returns to action on Thursday, December 3 against Southlake Carroll. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. from the StarCenter in Richardson.
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