The Kansas City Comets’ six-game winning streak came to an end as they suffered their first defeat of the season by a final score of 6-5 on the road against the St. Louis Ambush on Friday, Jan. 14.
Without two of the team’s leading scorers, player-coach Leo Gibson and Kevin Ellis, KC was unable to finish their chances, outshooting the Ambush 41-18. The Comets also continued to shoot themselves in the foot with six penalties in the second half, including a red card to Matt Lewis for protesting the officials in the third quarter that was officially labeled as “abusive language or action.