In the first game of a weekend series, the Vipers came storming out and built a three – zero lead with goals by Tyler Hughey, Sal Costanzo and PJ Iannuzzi. The Cyclones fought back during the middle stanza to make this game much closer than the score showed. Costanzo chipped in two more for a hat trick while Michael Gillis, Rob Tibbets and Greg McGunigle also scored.