COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost in a close game to the Colorado Eagles 2-1, in a matchup head coach Derek Laxdal believes they could've easily won. "It was a 2-1 game and could have been 2-1 for us, 2-1 for them, but I really like the way our guys battled, competed tonight," Laxdal said. Just over 10 minutes later at 18:52 the Eagles tied the score with a shot through defenders from Alex Barré-Boulet. They stayed nearly even throughout the game with shots on goal, as the Firebirds finished with 30 and the Eagles had 27. 2 in the Pacific Division and Coachella Valley is ranked No.