JORDAN – A single scoring burst can change everything, as the Cazenovia boys lacrosse team knows quite well.
That’s exactly how the Lakers made it through Tuesday night’s game at Jordan-Elbridge, covering up an otherwise so-so performance with a dominant second quarter that led to a 12-5 win over the Eagles.
They were tied, 2-2, through one period, but for the rest of the half Bryson Weaver kept winning face-offs, which led to lots of Cazenovia possessions and seven unanswered goals.
All told, Weaver took 13 of 20 draws, the ball often ending up in the sticks of a Lakers trio anchored by D.B. Falge, who scored five times and added an assist.
Brendon Barnard had four assists to go with his three goals as Bobby Livingston stepped up and got a hat trick. Alex Kuper added a goal.
Cazenovia’s defense kept J-E relatively quiet as no Eagles player got more than one goal. Five different Eagles – Nixon Karcz, Joe LaFleur, Brayden Kitterle, Wyatt Werth and Elias Titus – had the Eagles’ five tallies and Austin Brunelle made 16 saves, twice Tucker Ives’ total.
Now the Lakers rest with a 7-5 record, heading for a penultimate week of the regular season where it visits Homer and then returns home to face Westhill and Chenango Forks.
