sjbarracuda.com photo: The San Jose Barracuda and Bakersfield Condors will see enough each other three times in four days as frustrations brew between the clubs with Saturday being no exception as they conclude their meetings at SAP Center

By: Eric He

Riding a three-game win streak into Bakersfield, the San Jose Barracuda saw it come to an end in a poor showing against the Condors. The 7-2 loss featured five first period goals by the opposition, the first time that has happened in franchise history.

The Condors, meanwhile, snapped their six-game losing streak in strong fashion with an onslaught right away, finding the back of the net on their first two shots. Ryan Hamilton scored 29 seconds into the game and then David Musil connected minutes later to give Bakersfield a 2-0 lead right off the bat.

A goaltending change did nothing for the Barracuda, as Mantas Armalis was pulled for Troy Grosenick — but Grosenick didn’t fare much better. Patrick Russell, Anton Slepyshev and Anton Lander all scored on him before the first period ended. Nine shots and three goals allowed later, Grosenick was again replaced by Armalis as head coach Roy Sommer searched for an answer.

But a 5-0 deficit was too steep to overcome in the Barracuda’s pen-ultimate game of 2016. Goals by Ryan Carpenter and Rourke Chartier gave San Jose some life in the second period, but Bakersfield came back with two in the third to answer.

The Barracuda drop to 14-7-1-3 on the season and will end the year facing Bakersfield again on Saturday, this time in San Jose.