It wasn't quite as lopsided as their first meeting of the year, but the Regina Rifles cruised to a 16-4 victory over the Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs on Sunday at the Icon Centre.
The Rifles (4-0) piled up eight goals in the third period to cement the victory.
Rhett Handley scored a goal and an assist for the Big Dogs (0-3), while Ty Currie and Dylan Smith each had two assists. Mark Moriarty, Cole MacCuish and Tanner Froese also scored for the home side.
Defending Prairie Gold Lacrosse League scoring leader Tristan Frei dominated for the Rifles, with six goals. Taylor Frei (3), Leighton Goebel (3), Logan McMurtry (2), Carson Mayer and Taylor Mayer supplied the rest of Regina's offence.
Big Dogs head coach Evan Handley said penalties hurt his team and that their inability to score on the power play didn't help.
The Big Dogs trailed 5-2 after the first period, with Handley and Froese scoring their goals.
Despite spending much of the second period in the Rifles' zone, the Big Dogs couldn't take advantage, with Regina outscoring them 3-1 in the frame.
MacCuish scored for Estevan with five seconds left, coming across the front of the net and beating Rifles goalie Cody Braddock.
Leading by five after the first two periods, the Rifles pulled away in the third with a dominant offensive showing.
The Big Dogs' only goal in the final frame came from Moriarty at the seven-minute mark, when he fired a low shot past Braddock from long range.
It was a chippy third period, with a fight breaking out with three minutes left between Estevan's Ty Currie and Regina's Nick Howell.
The Big Dogs are on the road this weekend, visiting the Prince Albert Predators on Saturday and the Saskatoon Smash on Sunday.
Their next home game is June 15 against the Regina Riot, the same day Estevan hosts the PGLL All-Star Game.
