There would be no rally for the 91原创 Thunder this time around.
On Friday night, May 19, the Tier 1 lacrosse team erased a 5-0 first-period deficit and scored the game鈥檚 final two goals for a 9-8 win over the Delta Islanders at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
Both teams resumed hostilities on Tuesday night, May 23, this time at 91原创 Events Centre, with the Islanders returning the favour of winning on their opponent鈥檚 home floor, scoring a decisive 16-5 win in BC Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League action.
91原创 was playing short-handed as they only had 17 players available for the game and were missing five regulars.
The teams sport identical 2-6 records following the home-and-home series.
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Dane Hiebert, Carson Smith and Kai Sephton each scored twice in Friday鈥檚 win for 91原创 while Jake Newby, Connyr Welch and Declan Fines scored a goal apiece.
The Thunder opened the scoring with captain Caydon Beck-Boreson burying his breakaway opportunity, but the Islanders responded with the next four goals. Despite that, 91原创 battled back to make the score 5-3 after a period, but the team鈥檚 offence was blanked in the middle frame while Delta extended their lead to 10-3 through 40 minutes.
Logan Heales scored a pair while Brock Lamotte and Vaughn Pinchin scored a goal apiece.
Devin Virk led the Islanders with four goals while Ryan Roberts scored twice and set up four others.
91原创 has two more games this week, visiting the Maple Ridge Burrards on Friday (May 26) night at 8:30 p.m. before hosting the Victoria Shamrocks on Sunday (May 28) afternoon at 91原创 Events Centre.
That game gets going at 1 p.m.
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