Four teams for Estevan Minor Box Lacrosse hit the road for games on the weekend.
The Estevan novice Vipers opened their season with a 7-4 loss to the Moose Jaw Mustangs. The Mustangs had a 1-0 lead after the first period, and then took control of the game with five goals in the second period to lead by six after two periods.
The Vipers made it interesting in the third. Hayden Lheritier scored with 11:40 to play in the third, and Brandon Driedger scored less than two minutes later. Brayden Mehler tallied with 3:35 to play.
The Mustangs scored with 98 seconds remaining to restore the four-goal advantage, and Jade Jumbe scored for the Vipers in the final minute.
The Vipers will host the Mustangs on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Affinity Place.
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The Estevan peewee Voltz suffered their first loss of the season, a 7-3 decision to the host Mustangs.
Much like the novice game, the peewee Mustangs led 1-0 after the first period and did most of their damage in the second, scoring four times in the stanza to lead by five.
The Mustangs added another goal in the third to lead 6-0 before the Voltz started a comeback. Nathan Wagstaff scored twice in 26 seconds in the middle of the period to get his team on the board, and Tye Farnsworth’s goal a few minutes later left the Voltz down by three.
A Mustangs goal in the last couple minutes rounded out the scoring.
The Voltz will host the Mustangs on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Affinity Place.
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The Estevan bantam Warriors were also in Moose Jaw on Saturday, and they lost 13-3 to the Mustangs Red team.
After Moose Jaw took a 4-0 lead, Justice Guillas scored to pull the Warriors to within three. But the Mustangs tallied three times in the final three minutes of the first for a 7-1 advantage.
The Mustangs then outscored the Warriors 5-2 in the second, and added one more goal in the third.
Kalen Stang and Boden Dukart had the Warriors second period goals.
The Warriors have two games at home on Saturday. They will host the Mustangs Red at 1:45 p.m. at the Power Dodge Ice Centre, and the Regina Rush at 4:45 p.m. at Affinity Place.
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The Estevan midget Thunder lost 13-3 to the Standing Buffalo on Saturday in Regina.
The Thunder scored once in the first and twice in the third. Dylan Pratt had the first period marker just over three minutes into the game. Alex VonSprecken and Kaden Ludwig had Estevan’s third period goals.
The Thunder will host the Regina Rush for two games this weekend. The first will be at 12:15 p.m. at the Power Dodge Centre and the second will be at 3:15 p.m. at Affinity Place.
