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ASTON — If seventh seeded Radnor was supposed to go quietly against second seeded Marple Newtown in the first round of the ICSHL Central League playoffs Monday, nobody told them.
In fact, the Raptors felt the pressure was squarely on the Tigers.
“No one beats anybody three times in a row,” Raptors senior Andy Zhang said. “We lost to them twice but both games were close. We knew we could beat them.”
Knowing is believing as the Raptors bounced back from an early one-goal deficit with four straight goals, two by Zhang, to secure a 4-2 decision over the Tigers at Iceworks and advance to the semifinals Wednesday against Penncrest, which defeated Haverford 3-2.
Zhang tallied the third and fourth goals for the Raptors, finding the net for the first time with a backbreaker with just two seconds left in the first period. It gave the Raptors a 3-1 lead entering the second frame.
The Raptors scored three goals on their first four shots against goalie AJ Tedesco, who allowed just one goal the rest of the game.
“Our starts aren’t great, but we bounce back pretty well,” Zhang said. “Our goalie was amazing. He kept us in the game.”
Goalie James Danner recorded a dozen saves in the first period for the Raptors, who were outshot 35-16 in the game and shelled early on.
It sure looked like it was going to be a long night for Radnor when the Tigers tallied in the first three minutes, Tyler Newby burying a pass from Zachary Dembzynski, who had two assists on the evening.
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Radnor forward Andy Zhang (28) talks to his guys during a break in their 4-2 win over Marple Netown in the first round of the Central League playoffs Monday at the Iceworks in Aston,
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