READING, PA – The Reading Royals and Atlanta Gladiators faced off for the final time during the regular season on Sunday.
Unlike the previous two nights, the Gladiators opened the scoring with a power-play goal from Mitch Walinski midway through the first. Tyson Empey gave the Gladiators a 2-0 lead with two minutes left in the second period, before Alec Butcher got the Royals on the board 40 seconds later. Sanghoon Shin regained Atlanta’s two-goal lead with nine seconds left in the second.
Tyler Heidt scored in the third to bring the Royals within one but the Royals could not complete the comeback. The final score was 3-2 to Atlanta.
Check out this photo gallery from Field Pass Hockey’s Sarah Pietrowski who was there to capture the action.
