IceRays loss to Mudbugs keeps Bees alive

The Killer Bees’ playoff hopes are still alive because of the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.

Thanks to two short-handed goals, the Mudbugs defeated the Corpus Christi IceRays 5-4 on Sunday in Bossier City, La. With a win, the IceRays would have clinched the fifth and final playoff berth in the Southern Conference, eliminating the Bees with three games remaining for each team.

The IceRays, however, still hold a four-point lead over the Bees (64-60) and control all possible tiebreakers. RGV needs to win out and for Corpus Christi to lose its final three games to make the playoffs for the second straight season and fifth time in franchise history.

The two teams meet Tuesday in Corpus Christi, a game the Bees must win to keep their season alive.