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San Jose, CA \u2013 The San Jose Barracuda<\/a> (39-27-2-2) fell 4\u20131 to the Coachella Valley Firebirds<\/a> (40-24-6-0) at Tech CU Arena on Tuesday night. With the loss, the Barracuda have now dropped five straight games and nine of their last ten.<\/p>\n Coachella Valley jumped out to a quick lead in the opening period, scoring twice in a span of 51 seconds. Logan Morrison<\/a> (28) opened the scoring at 5:21, and John Hayden<\/a> (13) followed at 6:12 to give the Firebirds a 2\u20130 advantage heading into the intermission.<\/p>\n After a scoreless second period in which San Jose outshot Coachella Valley 14\u20139, the Barracuda broke through early in the third. Quentin Musty<\/a> (20) capitalized on a five-on-three power play at 3:10, finishing a feed from Filip Bystedt<\/a> to cut the deficit to one. However, the Firebirds responded late in the frame as Cooper Marody<\/a> (11, 12) restored the two-goal cushion at 12:33 before adding his second of the night at 14:48 to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n The Barracuda outshot the Firebirds 35\u201331, but Logan Terness<\/a> turned aside 34 shots to earn his first AHL win. Laurent Brossoit<\/a> made 27 saves on 31 shots in the loss. San Jose went 1-for-3 on the power play, while Coachella Valley was held scoreless on two opportunities.<\/p>\n