Firebirds Face Elimination in Game 4 at Colorado

Overview

• The Coachella Valley Firebirds trail the Colorado Eagles 2-1 in the best-of-5 Pacific Division Finals and must win Game 4 in Loveland to avoid elimination.
• Puck drop for Game 4 is set for 6 p.m. PST in Loveland and local TV will provide live coverage from the site.
• Coachella Valley is 4-0 so far this postseason in elimination games and is looking to make it 5-0 to force a decisive Game 5.
• Coach Derek Laxdal and the Firebirds will try to respond after the Game 3 loss that put them behind in the series.
• In other local sports news, Malia Strange, Joaquin Sterling and Jax Penny each won CIF individual titles and advanced to the regional Masters Meet later this month.