Omran Wahidy

Setting The Scene:

The Roughnecks (2–7) are back for their second night of a back-to-back at home to take on the Georgia Swarm (6-3) while the Rough House celebrates ‘PJ Party Night’ with face-off set for 6 p.m. on TSN+, ESPN+ and NLL+.

The Riggers are coming off a 10-9 victory over the Philadelphia Wings last night in what was a barn burner down to the last minute. Riley Loewen posted a season-high, six-point-night, and Tanner Cook extended hat-trick streak to six games. CLICK FOR GAME RECAP.

Georgia (6-3) is heading into the tilt riding a four-game winning streak. They took down Las Vegas 12-9 at Georgia in Week 11, led by eight-point performances from Lyle Thompson and Shayne Jackson.

Head-To-Head:

This is the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams. Georgia took the win in Week 8 by a score of 19-9 when the two teams met in Edmonton for the NLL UnBoXed Series. Cook led the way in scoring for the Riggers with six points (3G, 3A).

Players To Watch:

Roughnecks: F Tyler Pace: The veteran forward is coming off a four-point night and hasn’t slowed down offensively. Pace has scored four-plus points in each of his nine games this season.

 

Swarm: F Lyle Thompson: The veteran lit the lamp for 10 points in Week 8 when the Swarm played the Roughnecks in Edmonton. Thompson’s posted 12 points in his last two games.

 

2025-26 Scoring Leaders:

Roughnecks:

Tyler Pace – 49 pts (15G, 34A)

Tanner Cook – 47 pts (25G, 22A)

Haiden Dickson – 35 pts (15G, 20A)

Swarm:

Shayne Jackson – 40 pts (20G, 20A)

Lyle Thompson – 38 pts (13G, 25A)

Bryan Cole – 30 pts (8G, 22A)

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