Back home in front of 7,485 fans plus dozens of dogs on Spider-Man Night at Enmarket Arena, the Savannah Ghost Pirates edged Jacksonville 2-1.Goaltender Michael Simpson stopped 27 of 28 shots (.964) for his first home win and was named the game’s No. 1 star. Logan Drevitch had two assists, and Mitchell Russell netted the third-period winner.Robert Mastrosimone opened the scoring at 6:34 of the first, taking a feed from Drevitch, slipping past a defender on the right wall and beating the goalie five-hole for his fourth of the season. Defenseman Chris Lipe collected the second assist.The game turned chippy late in the opening frame when Savannah winger Josh Davies dropped the gloves with Jacksonville’s Jaden Condotta at 12:46, bringing the Enmarket crowd to its feet. Simpson kept the lead intact through a scoreless second and into the third before Savannah doubled the advantage. Russell finished a net-front touch at 8:11 for his first score of the year, off a point shot from defenseman Phip Waugh and a helper from Drevitch.Jacksonville broke the shutout with 3:11 to play when Patrick Bajkov scored from the slot, but Simpson and the Ghost Pirates closed it out from there. Savannah outshot Jacksonville 30-28. Up next, the Ghost Pirates host the Atlanta Gladiators on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Enmarket Arena.

SAVANNAH, Ga. —

Back home in front of 7,485 fans plus dozens of dogs on Spider-Man Night at Enmarket Arena, the Savannah Ghost Pirates edged Jacksonville 2-1.

Goaltender Michael Simpson stopped 27 of 28 shots (.964) for his first home win and was named the game’s No. 1 star. Logan Drevitch had two assists, and Mitchell Russell netted the third-period winner.

Robert Mastrosimone opened the scoring at 6:34 of the first, taking a feed from Drevitch, slipping past a defender on the right wall and beating the goalie five-hole for his fourth of the season. Defenseman Chris Lipe collected the second assist.

The game turned chippy late in the opening frame when Savannah winger Josh Davies dropped the gloves with Jacksonville’s Jaden Condotta at 12:46, bringing the Enmarket crowd to its feet.

Simpson kept the lead intact through a scoreless second and into the third before Savannah doubled the advantage. Russell finished a net-front touch at 8:11 for his first score of the year, off a point shot from defenseman Phip Waugh and a helper from Drevitch.

Jacksonville broke the shutout with 3:11 to play when Patrick Bajkov scored from the slot, but Simpson and the Ghost Pirates closed it out from there. Savannah outshot Jacksonville 30-28.

Up next, the Ghost Pirates host the Atlanta Gladiators on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Enmarket Arena.