One night after giving up seven goals in a road loss to the San Diego Gulls, the Bakersfield Condors regrouped and collected an important 1-0 home victory Saturday night against the Calgary Wranglers in front of 6,406 fans.
Bakersfield’s regular-season game total is dwindling and each game is significant in playing for a higher finish in the AHL’s Pacific Division. Last Friday’s 7-4 loss at San Diego was a tough one to experience. San Diego scored four times in the first period and Bakersfield, while it had two goals, couldn’t catch the Gulls.
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