Rail Yard Dawgs fall in overtime at Birmingham

PELHAM, Ala. — Roanoke’s bid for a third straight road victory in as many nights came up just short Saturday, as the Rail Yard Dawgs were edged in overtime by the Birmingham Bulls at the Pelham Civic Complex.

After a scoreless 60-minute regulation, the two sides traded chances through the five-minute extra frame, but it was Birmingham who ultimately found the game-winner, leaving Roanoke to settle for a hard-fought defeat.

The loss snapped a two-game winning streak that began Friday night in the same building, when Gabe Rosek turned aside 19 of his 36 saves in the final frame to preserve a 6-5 Rail Yard Dawgs triumph over Birmingham. That victory followed Thursday’s 4-0 shutout in Huntsville, where Austyn Roudebush posted 29 saves and Tim Manning chipped in a goal and an assist during a decisive three-goal second period.

Saturday’s result leaves Roanoke with two wins in three games on the whirlwind road swing, a stretch that saw the club blank one opponent and score 10 combined goals in the other two contests.