SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Springfield Thunderbirds faced off with the Hershey Bears on Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter help Colorado beat Cincinnati 34-23 to become bowl eligible The Thunderbirds Reece Newkirk and Matthew Peca put the T-Birds up two to nothing in the first period, but it was all Bears after that. The Bears rallied back strong and fired back six unanswered goals, ultimately winning this one in a final score of six to two. Springfield will look to get back on track on Sunday by traveling to take on the Hartford Wolfpack. The puck drop is set for 4:00 p.m. Local News Headlines Reading Police search for vehicle that stuck officer during traffic stop Town of Amherst hosts annual Halloween Spooktacular Crews put out brush fire on Granby Road in Chicopee Springfield Thunderbirds faced off against Hershey Bears WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.