IERULLO SCORES TWICE, RABBITS TOP GLADIATORS ON FRIDAY NIGHT

GREENVILLE, SC – Alex Ierullo's third period goal lifted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Gladiators on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.  

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Greenville opened the game with an early jolt, as Tanner Eberle sniped his ninth goal of the season into the Atlanta net at 1:15. Atlanta answered just before the midway point of the period, at 8:41, as Mike Pelech slotted his fifth of the season to tie the game at 1-1. In the second, the Swamp Rabbits regained the advantage, as Eberle skipped the puck Alex Ierullo, who slotted his eighth of the season at 12:53.The third began with an early power-play goal by Atlanta's Derek Topatigh at 5:07, before the Swamp Rabbits regained the lead, as Ierullo swept in his second of the game and the eventual game-winning goal at 13:16.With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 13-7-6-0 while the Gladiators fall to 16-8-2-0.The Swamp Rabbits and the Gladiators remain in Greenville for a rematch on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Swamp Rabbits tickets can be purchased at SwampRabbits.com or at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena Box Office.