Rock Roll Past Lakers in Oakville Monday Night

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Century 21 Lakers erased a three-goal deficit but couldn't keep pace down the stretch in a 13-9 loss to the Oakville Rock on Monday night.

the peterborough century 21 lakers dropped back to .500 on the season after a loss in oakville monday night (photo courtesy of peterborough lakers, via anna taylor)

The defeat dropped Peterborough back to .500 at 5-5 on the Major Series Lacrosse season. The Lakers remain in third place in the standings, four points behind Oakville.

Peterborough led 1-0 and 3-2 early before the Rock closed the opening period with a 5-3 advantage. Oakville extended the lead to three in the second period before the Lakers battled back.

Holden Cattoni, playing in his first game back after missing the last month with an injury, scored his third goal of the night to spark the comeback. Justin Sykes and Jordan Stouros followed with goals to tie the game 6-6 midway through the second period.

The momentum, however, shifted back to Oakville. The Rock outscored Peterborough 7-3 the rest of the way, including a 5-2 edge in the third period, to secure the victory.

Cattoni led the Lakers with three goals in his return to the lineup, but he left the game after completing his hat trick and did not return. Thomas Hoggarth added three points on a goal and two assists, while Ryan Lanchbury picked up five assists. Stouros scored his first goal of the season, and Sykes, Brad McCulley and Dylan Hutchison also found the back of the net.

Nick Rose started in goal and made 35 saves before leaving the game after a collision at the end of the second period. Deacan Knott stopped 12 shots in relief.

The Lakers also welcomed defenceman Adam Jay back to the lineup after he missed the last month due to injury.

Former Laker Landon Kells made 46 saves for Oakville, while Josh Dawick, Sam LeClair and Carson Moyer each recorded hat tricks for the Rock.

Peterborough returns home Thursday night to host the Cobourg Kodiaks at the Peterborough Memorial Centre for Sport a Rainbow Night.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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