Cruz Gandia helped the Soaring Eagles to a pair of crucial Empire 8 victories, while extending the Soaring Eagles winning streak to three games in league play. On Wednesday against Russell Sage, he allowed an early goal in the 13th minute of play, before concluding the final 77:05 with a clean sheet, facing six shots in total while collecting a pair of saves. At home on Saturday against Utica, Cruz Gandia would see himself tested a bit more in goal, recording a clean sheet against the Pioneers while making six saves in Elmira's 3-0 victory. After not facing a shot in the first half, Gandia would make six second half saves to preserve the Elmira shutout while lowering his season goals against average mark to 1.14.