On Friday against the Burnaby Lakers, it took all of 13 minutes and change for Victoria Shamrocks forwards Rhys Duch and Corey Small to fall back into that familiar rhythm of pass, shoot, score.
B次元官网网址淚t just becomes second nature, knowing where he is on the floor and knowing where I am,B次元官网网址� Small said of his longtime teammate.
At 13:53 Small set up Duch for his first of the season, last yearB次元官网网址檚 Western Lacrosse Association MVP having missed the clubB次元官网网址檚 opener last week, to erase an early goose egg and cut the Burnaby Lakers advantage to 2-1.
The B次元官网网址楻ocks would score 10 of the gameB次元官网网址檚 next 14 goals, including a 6-0 run beginning in the middle of the second frame, to cruise to an 11-6 win over a Lakers club that pushed them to seven games in last yearB次元官网网址檚 playoffs.
Small put up 10 points, including four goals, while Duch managed four goals and two assists of his own.
The ShamrocksB次元官网网址� captain laughed when asked if there was a friendly rivalry for the teamB次元官网网址檚 scoring lead between he and Duch.
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Chris Wardle potted two goals and Steve Higgs had the other to complete the scoring for the Shamrocks.
Cody Hagedorn made 26 saves on 32 shots, a quiet night compared to his counterpart in the LakersB次元官网网址� net. Zak Boychuk faced a whopping 54 shots, making 43 saves.
B次元官网网址楻ocks head coach Bob Heyes didnB次元官网网址檛 appear to be concerned about the teamB次元官网网址檚 slow start out of the gate.
B次元官网网址淵ou want to start the game strong but sometimes itB次元官网网址檚 not there. Sometimes you wait for the game to come to you. The thing was, we built as the game went along, which was great,B次元官网网址� he said.
The Shamrocks (2-0) will be back in action on the mainland on Thursday night against the New Westerminster Salmonbellies before turning home to host the Coquitlam Adanac on Friday night (June 2) at The Q Centre.
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