Youngstown beat the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3-2 Saturday to sweep a weekend series before 4,183 fans at Ice Arena.
The Phantoms also won 5-3 Friday in Cedar Rapids.
Youngstown took a 1-0 lead in the first period Saturday on a goal by Maxim Letunov off an assist by Kyle Connor at 7:32. Andrew Oglevie tied the score with a goal at 7:46 with assists by Charlie Curti and Derek Daschke.
Youngstown added two goals in the second period by Matt Miller and Matt Alvaro to take a 3-1 lead.
Jiri Fronk scored for Cedar Rapids at the 5:06 mark of the third period, assisted by Dylan McLaughlin and Erik Foley.
Cedar Rapids out-shot Youngstown 34-32, including 19-7 in the third quarter.
The RoughRiders led the Eastern Conference at 36-26-10 for 52 points, but their lead over Muskegon shrank to three points. Youngstown is 35-19-11 for 43 points and fourth place.
Youngstown 1 2 0 – 3
Cedar Rapids 1 0 1 – 2
YO – Maxim Letunov (Kyle Connor)
RR – Andrew Oglevie (Charlie Curti, Derek Daschke)
YO – Matt Miller (Josh Melnick, Kiefer Sherwood)
YO – Matt Alvaro (Josh Nenadal)
RR – Jiri Fronk (Dylan McLaughlin, Erik Foley)
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