TOP GUN: MUSTANGS — SORRY KENSTON, THE SKY IS FULL

🏒 GAME DAY - SNOWMAGEDDON EDITION ✈️❄️

Look, I’ve been watching the local news, and the meteorologists are acting like we’re entering the plot of The Day After Tomorrow. They’re talking about "Winter Storm Watches" and "sub-zero wind chills" like we don't live in Northeast Ohio. Schools are closing because it’s a little chilly? Please.

Here’s the thing: while everyone else is hunkering down with their emergency bread and milk, the Mustangs are heading to Chagrin Falls. Specifically, to a place called The Pond. Because apparently, playing a winter sport during a polar vortex wasn't quite "on brand" enough, we had to go play in a building named after a body of water that is currently a solid block of granite.

Tonight’s mission: The Kenston Bombers.

While the rest of the world is panic-buying rock salt, the Mustangs are heading to The Pond for a little 5-on-5 dogfight. Now, we've talked about the Bombers before. They've got the history, the WWII nostalgia, the "hint of red" color added in '53 to honor Auburn, and that coordinated coaching staff drip that says, "We definitely have a flight plan." Very respectful. Very historical.

But here's the thing about Bombers in a Cleveland snowstorm: Grounded. Delayed. Stuck on the tarmac waiting for DE-ICING. And they are going to need it. 

Enter our own freshman ace: #5 Mikey "Icy" Giampietro.

If Kenston thinks they’re in Top Gun, Mikey is the guy who just walked into the hangar and made their entire flight crew look like they're flying paper planes.

Meet Freshman Forward Mikey "Icy" Giampietro, one of the Mustang's leading scorers and the coldest person in any building he enters. While the Bombers are busy checking their altitude, Icy is busy putting pucks in the net with a "no-sweat" demeanor that would make Val Kilmer jealous.

The nickname fits: Mikey doesn't get shook by defense. He doesn't lose his cool when temps drop. He doesn't mess around when he steps on the ice; shots are getting fired faster than a Fox 8 weather alert. He's been lighting up the stat sheet all season, and tonight, he's looking to turn The Pond into his own personal highlight reel.

Kenston might think they own the "wild blue yonder," but "The Pond" is our airspace tonight. Sorry, Bombers. There are no points for second place in a dogfight.

MISSION INTEL:

Opponent: Kenston Bombers (WWII nostalgia meets grounded flight plans)

Date: Friday, January 24

Puck Drop: 8:50 PM (Late night hockey > Sleep)

Location: The Pond (Chagrin Falls) - Bundle up, it's arctic

Weather: Winter Storm Watch active. Sub-zero wind chills. Heavy snow expected.

Forecast: Icy conditions. Literally and figuratively.

Stay frosty, Strongsville.

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