{"id":13904,"date":"2025-10-20T09:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/13904\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:33:22","slug":"firebirds-fall-to-condors-5-4-in-overtime-for-third-straight-loss-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/13904\/","title":{"rendered":"Firebirds fall to Condors 5-4 in overtime for third straight loss of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 in overtime on Sunday at Dignity Health Arena.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time this season, the Firebirds opened the scoring. Carson Rehkopf tallied his first goal of his AHL career to give the birds the 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">REHKOPF SCORES! LET&#8217;S GOOOOOOOO! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sRneuRghjs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sRneuRghjs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Firebirds\/status\/1980055084575993977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Condors, 14 seconds later, made the game even at one with a goal from Luke Prokop.<\/p>\n<p>Coachella Valley wasn&#8217;t done scoring in the opening frame. Ben Meyers found the back of the net twice to extend the Firebirds&#8217; lead to 3-1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">meyers scores on the power play!! 2-1 ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sOnqhccTf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/1sOnqhccTf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Firebirds\/status\/1980059332407644325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BENNY WITH A SECOND GOAL! FIREBIRDS LEAD 3-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xzCnVqeizb\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xzCnVqeizb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Firebirds\/status\/1980060641995198770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 19, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In the second period, Bakersfield took over. Max Jones and James Hamblin made it a 3-3 game with a little over six minutes to go in the middle frame.<\/p>\n<p>In the third period, Firebirds came out hot with a goal from Jacob Melanson.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MELLY WITH THE GOAL!!!!!! 4-3 Firebirds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fPXQUKXU8c\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fPXQUKXU8c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Firebirds\/status\/1980083230448730574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 20, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Condors were down but never out. Rem Pitlick lit the lamp for the game-tying goal with under seven minutes to go.<\/p>\n<p>In overtime, Bakersfield wasted no time. James Hamblin scored the game-winner only 30 seconds into the extra period.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers earned the third star of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Victor Ostman started in net for CV and saved 25 shots on goal.<\/p>\n<p>The Firebirds fall to 0-2-1-0 on the season. Coachella Valley will remain on the road and play the San Jose Barracuda on Wednesday, October 22nd. Puck drop is at 7 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of the Coachella Valley Firebirds. <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. 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