Leeds Knights secured a victory over the Basingstoke Bison in an entertaining contest featuring eight goals on Saturday night.
Basingstoke made an early impact when Sota Isogai opened the scoring at 1:14, assisted by Mac Howlett but Leeds responded before the end of the first period through captain Kieran Brown to level the game.
The Knights continued to build momentum in the second period. Sam Dunn put Leeds ahead at 24:10, assisted by Matt Bissonnette, before Brown grabbed his second of the night at 29:52, with Jordan Griffin and Owen Sobchak providing the assists. Zach Sullivan then extended Leeds' lead at 31:57, assisted by Brown and Sam Cooper.
Basingstoke responded at 35:47 through Reece Cochrane, who scored with Brendan Sellan and Charles Farmer assisting, giving the Bison a boost heading into the third period.
The scoring continued in the final frame. Adam Rosbottom found the net for Basingstoke at 44:02, assisted by AJ Macaulay, before Leeds restored their two-goal advantage through Cullen McLean at 53:55, with Matt Bissonnette and Edgars Vengis recording the assists.
The Bison pulled goalkeeper Ethan James for an extra attacker at 59:29, but the Knights held onto the victory and claimed the two points.
The Knights return to The Castle after a weekend of away fixtures, on Friday night as they welcome Solway IHC to The Castle (7pm face-off).
