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The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers started strong but ultimately fell 11-6 to the Six Nations Chiefs in Game 1 of the Major Series Lacrosse Final.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is set for Tuesday night at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. Series bundles went on sale this morning, with single-game tickets available tomorrow.
This marks the fifth consecutive season and ninth out of 10 that the Lakers and Chiefs have met in the Final ,with Six Nations going on to win last two Mann Cup national championships.
“We are climbing a mountain,” said Lakers head coach Mike Hasen. “We said to the guys, it’s a wakeup call here. Tuesday night we have to come prepared and get back at it and play with a little bit of a hate for these guys. They took it to us tonight. We’ll be waking up after this one and will be much better Tuesday.”
Braedon Saris and Taite Cattoni each scored twice for the Lakers, while Joe Resetarits and Jake Withers also found the back of the net. Dhane Smith led the Chiefs with a hat trick and three assists. Nick Rose started in goal for Peterborough but was replaced by Drew Hutchison in the second period. Warren Hill played the full game for Six Nations.
“We know they’re beatable in our building,” said Cattoni. “They’re a really good team and it’s playoffs so they’re holding nothing back. We have to match their intensity.”
Lakers scoring summary:
Braedon Saris (2-2)
Taite Cattoni (2-0)
Joe Resetarits (1-1)
Jake Withers (1-0)
Holden Cattoni (0-2)
Mike Robinson (0-1)
Carter Page (0-1)
Matt Gilray (0-1)
