By: Eric He

The San Jose Barracuda fell behind 3-0 to the Bakersfield Condors on the road Saturday night, and could not come back from a three-goal deficit in a 3-2 defeat.

They were able to claw within a goal and apply pressure late for a chance to even the score, but ran out of time, falling to 5-5-0-1 against the Condors this season.

The Condors scored twice in the first period with a couple of goals by Matt Ford and Ryan Hamilton off rebounds, and then added on early in the second on a marker by Tyler Pitlick, who took advantage of a juicy rebound by Barracuda goaltender Aaron Dell.

Still, San Jose fought back with two goals by Bryan Lerg, the second of which came off a neat move in front to close the deficit to just one.

But despite outshooting Bakersfield 33-28, the Barracuda could not find the equalizer, snapping their two-game win streak.

It will be a quick turnaround for San Jose as the Barracuda face the Ontario Reign at home on Sunday.