Peterborough Lakers Open Season On the Road With 11-8 Win Over the Brampton Excelsiors.
/The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers got their ‘Drive For Five’ quest off to a good start by winning their opening game 11-8 on the road against the Brampton Excelsiors on Thursday night.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JERAMIE BAILEY AND THE PETERBOROUGH CENTURY 21 LAKERS.
Adam Churchill who was called from the Sr. B Ennismore James Gang struck first for the Lakers, giving them a 1-0 lead. Thomas Hoggarth extended the lead with a goal, 2:20 later. Brooklin responded with a James Whiteford goal but the Lakers tacked on two more with Hoggarth’s second and from Matt Gilray for a 4-1 lead after the first stanza.
Rory Graham inched Brampton closer, scoring the period’s first goal 63 seconds in but Peterborough kept responding in bunches with goals from Joel Tayler and Holden Cattoni to make it 6-2. Tayler returned to the lineupfor the first time since the Lakers’ 2017 Mann Cup win. Just as Henry Fallows scores for the Excelsiors, Turner and Shawn Evans score — with the former on the power play — for a an 8-3 lead. Tyler Ferreira got one back fro Brampton to make it 8-4 going into the third period.
The final stanza saw Brampton score the most goals of any period with four but two power play goals from Hoggarth — which gave him the hat trick — and Cattoni prior to their flurry help put the game out of reach. Gilray also scored late in the game and the Lakers won 11-8.
Drew Hutchison got the win in goal for the Lakers in the season debut.
The Lakers hit the road on Wednesday to take on the e Brooklin Lacrosse Club at Iroquois Park Sports Centre in Whitby. Their home opener is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. vs. Brampton, with a parking lot tailgate party prior to the game.
Lakers game leaders:
Thomas Hoggarth (3-0)
Holden Cattoni (2-2)
Matt Gilray (2-0)
Shawn Evans (1-5)
Adam Churchill (1-2)
Turner Evans (1-0)
Joel Tayler (1-0)
Caleb Creasor (0-1)
Austin Hasen (0-1)
Jordan Stouros (0-1)
Eric Shewell (0-1)
Josh Currier (0-1)
Taite Cattoni (0-1)
Mitch Ogilvie (0-1)
