By james art 
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Stingrays cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Florida Everblades at the North Charleston Coliseum on Friday night. Jeremy Davidson, Micah Millerand Blake Thompson scored for the Stingrays while Seth Eisel stopped all 36 Florida shots he faced to earn his second straight shutout.
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Davidson opened the scoring with his first professional goal 2:12 into the first period. He raced down the right wing and beat Florida netminder Cam Johnson to put the Rays up 1-0.
After one period, the Stingrays led 1-0 and held a 16-4 advantage in shots on goal. They added two power play goals from two tries in the second period. Miller made it 2-0 when he raced after a loose puck in the slot and flicked it over Johnson’s right shoulder for his team-high fourth goal of the season. Thompson scored his first goal of the season to triple the Stingray’s lead. He collected a feed of Kyler Kupka and wrist shot through a screen past Johnson.
The Everblades outscored the Stingrays 16-4 in the third period, but Eisele stood tall to keep the score 3-0. In 120 minutes of professional hockey, Eisele has made 60 saves and allowed zero goals.
Rays Cancer Awareness Weekend continues tomorrow. The Stingrays and Everblades will face off in a rematch on Saturday at 6:05 p.m. The first 1,500 fans will receive free purple hats courtesy of MUSC Health.