Dan Lewis posted his third win in as many starts to help the Burnaby Lakers move into sole possession of third place over Langley.
The Lakers came back from multi-goal deficits in both the first and second periods to post a 12-10 road win over the Thunder in Western Lacrosse Association play on Wednesday.
Burnaby rallied from a 3-0 start to knot the opening frame 4-4, but again fell behind in the middle period after giving up three more goals in a two-minute spell midway through the frame.
First star Tyler Digby kicked off a strong third period for the visitors with his third goal of the game. The big righthander topped all players with a game-high five-point night.
Justin Salt served up the game-winning tally midway though the period with his second transition goal of the game. Scott Jones also tallied a pair in the pivotal third period.
Athan Iannucci led the Thunder with a hat trick.
The win, Burnaby’s fifth on the road this season, elevated the Lakers into sole possession of third place on the seven-team ladder. Langley fell to fourth with a 6-8-0 mark. It was also the season-series clincher for Burnaby against the Thunder.
The win came after a disappointing 11-9 loss at home to the New Westminster Salmonbellies.
But there is still concern in the Lakers’ camp despite their 7-5-0 record.
“Everyone tells me how good we are, but there’s one problem with that. We haven’t proved it to anybody,” said Burnaby general manager Paul Rowbotham of the team’s fifth-place position in the national rankings.
“The guys are playing all right and all right has got us in third place. Wait till we start playing well.”
Burnaby has the opportunity to prove its real worth, when the club hosts the first-place Victoria Shamrocks at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m.
