Photo Credit: Arena Lacrosse League
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Six Nations Lacrosse
Lacrosse is Awesome
The Six Nations Snipers had a come from behind win Saturday night February 18, over the St Catherine’s Shock Wave. While being down 6-2 in the second period, Chase Martin took over the goal-tending duties at one point down 7-2 the Snipers came all the way back with great goalie play and an offensive surge to win 11-8 and stay perfect while playing at the Iroquois lacrosse arena so far, this season.
After Anthony Patterson got the scoring started for the Shockwave putting his team up 1-0. The Shock Wave were in control of the game and had seven different goal scores as they went up 7-2. While Six Nations had made a goalie change before the Shock Waves seventh goal, Snipers forward Haodais Maracle started his team’s nine to one goal scoring run.
Maracle finished with two on the night and had an assist. Roger Vyse had two goals and three assists while young righty forward Travis Longboat had the same stat line and as he continued his impressive play even though he is the youngest member of the Six Nations team.
Another young Forward who is just on the left side Layne Smith finished things off with three goals and four points and has a quick first step and quick shot which has kept goalies on there toes all season. Craig Point who was one of the team’s top draft picks and former NLL Rookie of the Year had three assists in his second game as a Sniper.
On defensive side Chase Martin made many saves and won the teams “Player of the Game” award for the second time this season. Defenders Jake Crans and Marcus Elvin stayed on top of the St. Catherine’s offense. Shock Wave forward Chris Attwood had three assists but was held without a goal and looked frustrated when he took a cheap shot Snipers defender Marty Hill who would not let Attwood get a shot off and later landed some punches to Attwood who was a non-factor after that.
Six Nations now has a record of 5-2 and are in second in Arena Lacrosse League Standing. While the Shock Wave are 3-4 on the year and are in fourth place in the six-team league.
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Six Nations Snipers
Lacrosse is Awesome