Omran Wahidy

The Rough House was rocking with 9,771 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome for a Galentine’s Day showdown.

The Roughnecks (2-7) put on a show and love definitely wasn’t in the air when they took down the Philadelphia Wings (2-7) 10-9 to end a four-game skid.

Haiden Dickson scored his 100th career NLL goal and Riley Loewen led the way offensively with six points. Aden Walsh was solid in the pipes with 35 saves

THE NUMBERS:

Riley Loewen – 6 pts (3G, 3A)

Tanner Cook – 4 pts (3G, 1A)

Tyler Pace – 4 pts (1G, 3A)

Aden Walsh – 35/44 saves

Phil Caputo started off the scoring for the Wings with a backdoor tuck that went over the shoulders of  Walsh for the lead.

The Riggers answered back with a pair of goals just 14 seconds apart. Loewen started it off with the first before Cook scored a diving beauty to take a one-goal lead.

The Wings scored three-straight goals to take a 4-2 lead at the end of the first.

Cook continued his scoring ways in the second quarter, putting home his second of the night. Loewen followed that up with his second of the game at 9:09 to tie it up at four.

The momentum continued to go Calgary’s way, Cook sniped home his third of the game with four minutes left in the half. The Roughnecks outscored Philadelphia 3-1 in the second quarter to go into halftime tied at five.

The Wings started the second half with a goal, but it was quickly countered by a snipe from Noah Manning for his eighth of the season.

The back and forth continued with Kyle Jackson and Pace trading goals before Dickson tucked in his 100th to take an 8-7 Riggers lead going into the fourth.

Philadelphia scored a couple goals in the fourth, but a pair of goals from Loewen and Brayden Mayea would seal the deal on a Riggers win.

UP NEXT:

The Roughnecks return tomorrow, Feb. 15 for the second half of our back-to-back weekend with a tilt against the Georgia Swarm for PJ Party Night starting at 6 pm.

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