After losing at home on Friday night, the Springfield Thunderbirds dropped the second of a home-and-home with the Hershey Bears on Saturday by a 4-3 count.
The Bears got early first period goals from Travis Boyd and Chandler Stephenson to chase T-Birds starter Reto Berra at the 7:55 mark. Berra finished with 2 saves on 4 shots.
Christian Thomas beat Mike McKenna 1:34 into the second stanza to give Hershey a three-goal cushion.
Springfield got on the board when Anthony Greco bagged his second of the season from Dryden Hunt and Mike Sgarbossa at 9:34.
Jared McCann, in his second game since being sent down by the Florida Panthers, scored his first in a Thunderbirds uniform 2:08 later.