Jr. Blues host Roadrunners for two games (Weekend Preview)

Springfield Jr. Blues (10-14-2, 22 points) vs. Topeka Roadrunners (18-5-4, 40 points)

Two Games -- Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th

Both games inside the Nelson Center; puck will drop at 7:05 pm Central Time

Season Series----8 Head-to-Head Matchups in 2012-2013
(Series tied 2-2 through 4-of-8 total meetings for the season)
Game 1-Jr. Blues 2, Roadrunners 0 (October 19th) Kansas Expo in Kansas
Game 2-Roadrunners 1, Jr. Blues 0 (October 20th) Kansas Expo in Kansas
Game 3-Jr. Blues 3, Roadrunners 2 (November 16th) Nelson Center in Springfield
Game 4-Roadrunners 5, Jr. Blues 2 (November 17th) Nelson Center in Springfield
Game 5-Roadrunners vs. Jr. Blues (December 7th) Nelson Center (7:05 pm)
Game 6-Roadrunners vs. Jr. Blues (December 8th) Nelson Center (7:05 pm)
Game 7-Jr. Blues vs. Roadrunners (December 28th) Kansas Expo (7:05 pm)
Game 8-Jr. Blues vs. Roadrunners (December 29th) Kansas Expo (7:05 pm)

Last Weekends Results (Jr. Blues and Roadrunners)
-The Jr. Blues were swept in two games by Soo on the road. (5-2 Friday, 2-1 Saturday)
-The Roadrunners split two games 1-1 with Wichita Falls at home. (4-3 L Fri., 5-3 W Sat.)

Team Scopes

Springfield Jr. Blues-The Jr. Blues enter the weekend series against the visiting Roadrunners from Topeka on a bit of a slide. Since winning six straight games just a little over a month ago, the team has lost four consecutive games and five of their last six games overall. They were swept by Kalamazoo two weeks ago and followed it up by getting swept again last week against Soo as they lost 5-2 in the opener on Friday, then 2-1 in the finale on Saturday. The team will be looking for a spark this weekend and while Topeka has one of the best records in the North American Hockey League, Springfield has managed to split with them through the first four head-to-head meetings--including a 1-1 split at home inside the Nelson Center.

Topeka Roadrunners-The Roadrunners enter the Nelson Center this weekend as the current leader of the South division by the slimmest of margins as both Texas and Amarillo are tied for second with 39 points each. They split their series against Wichita Falls last weekend at home inside the Kansas Expo as they lost in overtime 4-3 in overtime on Friday and then responded on Saturday with a 5-3 win to salvage a split. Topeka has won 3 of their last five games and in their only trip to Springfield this season, they managed to split the two games as both teams won one game each. The Roadrunners have one of the best goalies between the pipes in Spencer Viele, who has an overall record of 12-2-1 on the season and is 2-0-1 against the Jr. Blues this season.