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Burrards beat down Thunder

91Ô­´´ senior A lacrosse team falls 16-9 in home opener at 91Ô­´´ Events Centre
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91Ô­´´ Thunder’s Austin Rockwell gets his stick in the shooting lane of Maple Ridge Burrards’ Johnny Kraakman during Western Lacrosse Association action on May 31 at the 91Ô­´´ Events Centre. The Thunder fell 16-9 in their home opener to drop to 0-3 on the season. Gary Ahuja 91Ô­´´ Times

Surrendering four goals on their first four shots was too much to overcome for the 91Ô­´´ Thunder.

The senior A lacrosse team fell behind 4-0 three minutes in and while they battled back to make it a one-goal game later in the period, could not pull even.

The end result was a 16-9 loss to the Maple Ridge Burrards on May 31 at the 91Ô­´´ Events Centre. The loss dropped 91Ô­´´â€™s record to 0-3 on the season.

After the Thunder scored three straight to make it 4-3, the Burrards went on a 3-0 run — including two goals in the final 18 seconds — to lead 7-3 at intermission.

91Ô­´´ would battle back to make to make it 8-6 in the second before Maple Ridge closed on another 4-0 run to put the game out of reach for good, leading 12-6 after 40 minutes.

Both teams used the power-play to their advantage with the Thunder going 4-for-6 and Maple Ridge scoring on three of their seven chances.

91Ô­´´ will look for their first win when they host the Nanaimo Timbermen on June 7 at the LEC. Game time is 7 p.m.



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