Ryder Garnsey would follow it up with his second goal of the night and Championship Series. Moving into the final quarter, Perkovic fired a laser from two-point range to get Woods back within three, then Brendan Gleason made a slick move from X to cut the deficit to two. 

This looked to have all the making of a classic lacrosse comeback, but Jesse King would not let it be so; he buried a lefty rip to extend the lead back to three with limited time left. Perkovic, finishing the night with five points, put away another two-bomb with 10.8 seconds remaining, but it would be too little too late, as Chrome would escape with the win.

Ramifications

There is no understating how huge this win is for Chrome, not just from a statistical standpoint, but also an emotional one: this team won two games all last season, and they begin the Championship Series by matching that total without dropping a game. They’ll look to carry this momentum into Thursday’s 9:30 PM ET matchup with Archers.

As for Redwoods, this is a big blow for a team that had big aspirations coming into the tournament. That said, this team has a never-say-die mentality, and they’ll need every ounce of it when they face Chaos on Wednesday at 11 PM ET.