Metro plays well, but swept by Jr. Blues

ST. LOUIS – The Metro Jets played two tough games on the road in St. Louis this past weekend, but dropped both to the Jr. Blues, including a heartbreaker Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday, the two teams were tied, 2-2, going into the third period, but Cooper Mitchell broke the tie at 18:19 and then Bo Eastman iced it at 19:54 to give St. Louis a 4-2 win.

Matt Stirling, with his team-best 20th goal, and Dan Hudson scored for the Jets, while Matt Braun finished with 36 saves in net.

Saturday afternoon, Mike Moroso scored Metro’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss.

Braun made 34 saves suffering the defeat.

This weekend, the Jets (12-22-1-0) travel to Flint on Saturday night and then host Flint Sunday afternoon for a 1:20 p.m. puck drop at Lakeland Arena.