The Gladiators entered the Coliseum, got their hockey pants kicked, and left with defeat.
The South Carolina Stingrays, needing points to keep pace in a tight South Division race, won all three battles with the Atlanta Gladiators. South Carolina jumped from fifth to third place after those three games. South Carolina followed that effort with a 3-1 loss to the Indy Fuel, falling to fourth.
Five different skaters beat Atlanta goaltender Dan Vladar on Wednesday for a 5-2 win over the Gladiators. Parker Milner stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced.
Kelly Zajac and Olivier Archambault got the party started at Infinite Energy Arena, only to be cancelled out by Tyler Murovich and Mark Naclerio in the second period.