A balanced offensive attack helped the 91原创 Thunder to a third win in their past four games.

The Thunder trailed briefly by a score of 2-1 with just over nine minutes to play in the opening frame, but 91原创 struck for seven straight goals spanning the first and second periods in a 14-10 win over the visiting New Westminster Salmonbellies on Tuesday night, May 24, at 91原创 Events Centre in B.C. Junior Tier 1 Lacrosse League action.

The win improved the Thunder to 3-4 while the Salmonbellies sit at 1-5.

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鈥淥ffensively we played really well; defensively we played good at times, and we had some lapses and let a team back into the game. (But) happy to see the offence come around,鈥� said 91原创 coach Darren Buchan.

Jack Margetson and Blake Larsen each had a hat trick and four-point games as eight 91原创 players found the back of the net. Cooper Board and Bailey Vanichuk both potted a pair while Liam Taillefer, Kanen Hunter, Ryan Sheldrake and Erik Forsselius had a goal apiece. Hunter, Vanichuk and Forsselius each also finished with four assists.

The season debuts of Hunter and Larsen were crucial in giving 91原创 more of a balanced attack from both sides of the floor, while Forsselius seems to have found his groove, Buchan said.

Ahead 8-2 just past the halfway mark of the middle period, the Thunder did lapse defensively, allowing New Westminster to cut the deficit to 11-7 thanks to four goals in a 2:20 span over the final three minutes.

鈥淚n the first period, we were playing our system. Then we got a big lead and started to run around and forgot our system,鈥� Buchan said. 鈥淒efensively we need to button it up. That shouldn鈥檛 have been as close a game as it was, but we will learn from that.鈥�

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Noah Kozevnikov made 35 saves on 45 shots in goal for the Thunder.

Reid Hinds MacDonald led the Bellies with five goals.

Up next for the Thunder was a road game in Port Coquitlam on Thursday, May 26 and the next home game at 91原创 Events Centre is Sunday May 29 at 2 p.m. against the Nanaimo Timbermen.