The Burnaby Lakers are tied for second place with Langley despite their first loss of the season to the Thunder in Western Lacrosse Association play last week.
The senior A Lakers dropped their first game at home 12-8 to Langley on Friday, but rebounded with a low-scoring 6-5 victory in Coquitlam a day later.
The weekend split upped the Lakers’ record to 3-1-0 just three points behind the as-yet unbeaten 4-0-1 Victoria Shamrocks.
Ilija Gajic scored a hat trick and added a fourth point in his senior A Lakers’ debut against Langley.
Tyler Richards had an off night, stopping just 30 of 42 Langley shots, while former Burnaby junior Brodie MacDonald had 41 saves at the opposite end of the floor for the Thunder.
Langley stars Alex Turner had a hat trick in a five-point outing, while Athan Iannucci led all scorers with six points, including a pair of goals.
In Coquitlam, Shawn Dhaliwal led the Lakers with three goals in a low-scoring matchup that saw just four markers scored with both teams at even strength.
Burnaby tallied three goals on the power play, while the Adanacs went four-of-nine with the extra man.
The Lakers led 3-2 after the first period and 6-3 after two, before holding on for the one-goal win.
Former Coquitlam junior Dan Lewis got his first start of the season and recorded the win, making 49 stops, including 15 in the final frame as the A’s outshot the visitors 17-4 in the third. Lewis was named the game’s first star.
