The Vancouver Stealth crept to within a game of a playoff spot following a 12-8 victory over the Buffalo Bandits in National Lacrosse League play.
The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the Stealth and extended the slumping Bandits streak to three straight losses with the win at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday. Buffalo remained in second place in the East with an 8-5 record.
With the victory, the Stealth improved to 4-9 and within half a game of the 5-9 Colorado Mammoth which lost 14-12 to the resurgent Philadelphia Wings.
First star Rhys Duch led Vancouver with four goals and five assists, including his 500th career regular season point.
The Stealth play host to the Toronto Rock on Saturday, April 5 at the LEC.
Lucky No. 13
The Edmonton Rush maintained its record unbeaten start to the season, bouncing the Toronto Rock 13-10 on Sunday.
Robert Church helped lead the way, scoring two goals and adding an assist, while transition defender Nik Bilic had a four-point outing including the game’s first goal on an unassisted play in the opening minute of the game.
The win was the 13th in a row for Edmonton, breaking the Rochester Knighthawks’ 2007 mark of 12 straight wins in a single season.
A day earlier, the Rush tied the NLL record with its 12th consecutive win – a 15-11 victory over the same Knighthawks.
