The Coquitlam Adanacs are hoping to get back on the winning track when the Maple Ridge Burrards visit the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex Saturday night.
Coquitlam has been reeling this week, suffering two losses in a row and tumbling out of the top three in the Western Lacrosse Association standings. The latest defeat came at the hands of the Victoria Shamrocks, who downed the A’s 15-3 at home last Saturday.
Vincent Ricci made it 1-0 on the power play for Coquitlam 36 seconds into the game, but that would be the last time the team held the lead, as wave after wave of Shamrocks forwards piled up goals.
The Adanacs could not find a way to stop Victoria’s Jesse King and Dan Dawson, who each racked up six points on the night, while teammates Corey Small had two goals and three assists and Daryl Veltman scored a hat trick and two helpers.
Both Coquitlam goalies Adam Shute and Josh Philips took a turn between the pipes during the 60 minutes of play, but neither could stop the Shamrocks’ shooters.
Shute stopped 20 of 29, while Philips’ save percentage took an even bigger beating as he stopped eight of 14.
If the A’s are looking to get back on track, this weekend’s game against Maple Ridge may be just what the team needs.
The Burrards are 3-7 so far this season and fighting to stay out of the WLA basement. They have also allowed 95 goals, the second highest only to the Nanaimo Timbermen, who have allowed 96.
Maple Ridge will be at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex on Saturday, July 4. Face off is at 7 p.m.
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Meanwhile, the Coquitlam Jr. Adanacs are headed in the opposite direction of their senior counterparts.
The club is currently in first place in the B.C. Jr. ‘A’ Lacrosse League, 10 points up on the second place Delta Islanders and New Westminster Salmonbellies.
The team doubled the Langley Thunder on the scoreboard in an 18-9 win at the Langley Events Centre last Thursday night.
The Thunder were up 3-1 when the visitors sent on a seven-goal run to firmly take the lead. Langley was able to keep things close with a few goals of their own, but two goals from Coquitlam’s Andy Campbell in the third spurred another scoring blitz, putting the game out of reach for the home team.
Jr. Adanacs forward Tyler Pace scored four goals and four assists on the night, while Cole Shafer potted a hat trick and four assists.
The A’s were on the road again on Friday when the club visited Tri-City rivals the Port Coquitlam Saints.
Coquitlam jumped out to an 8-0 before PoCo could even get on the board when Saints forward Keegan Bell netted one early in the middle frame.
Another goal from PoCo’s Matt Symes made it 8-2, but Coquitlam kept up the pressure, eventually winning the match 15-4.
Pace added five more points during the game, while Cloutier had three goals and three assists.
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The Saints managed to bounce back from the loss the next night when the team hosted the Nanaimo Timbermen.
Despite taking a 2-0 lead early in the first, the visitors faltered later in the period, eventually allowing the Saints to take a 6-3 lead. When the final buzzer sounded PoCo was up 12-5, securing the club’s fifth win of the season.
