The Coquitlam Adanacs are taking on some tough competition when the Victoria Shamrocks come to town this Saturday.
The island club has dominated the competition so far this season, winning all but one game to take the stop spot in the Western Lacrosse Association standings.
Saturday's bout will also feature former Adanac Jon Harnett, who left the Coquitlam team for the Shamrocks in 2013.
The A's split a pair of games last weekend and need to make some headway in the WLA standings if they hope to lock up a playoff berth.
On Saturday, the squad hosted the second place Langley Thunder, taking a 5-3 loss in front of fans at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.
Langley drew first blood when Athan Iannucci put the ball past Adanac goalie Adam Shute, but the team evened the scored with a marker from Daryl Veltman before the first 20 minutes ended.
Coquitlam briefly held a lead in the middle frame, when Matt Delmonico scored short-handed but the Thunder began to pull away later in the period with goals from Brett Baron and Tyler Melynk.
Delmonico scored a second shorty in the third but it was not enough to spark the club's offence, and the team lost 5-3.
The club's offence came alive on Sunday when Coquitlam took on the Nanaimo Timbermen at the Frank Crane Arena.
The home team was on its heels for most of the game, with Matthew Dinsdale, Ryan Johnson, Vincent Ricci, Delmonico and Tyler Garrison all scoring in the first period.
Coquitlam kept up the pressure in the second with four more goals before Travis Cornwall rounded out the scoring with a third period marker that finished the game 10-4.
Schute was able to stop 21 of the 25 shots he faced in the match while the Adanacs managed 52 shots in the game.
Saturday's match against the Victoria Shamrocks will take place at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex. Faceoff is at 7 p.m.
For more information go to www.adanaclacrosse.com.
