The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced today an attendance total of 10,097 for three games played this weekend at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario (Aug. 17-18).
Chaos vs. Archers Week 9 Hamilton Recap In a back and forth game in which neither team led by more than two goals, Chaos came away with an 11-10 overtime victory over Archers in the opening game of Week 9. With the win, Chaos clinched a Top 2 seed while Archers fall to 4-5 and …
“Now it means a little more,” Chrome LC attackman and the league points leader entering this weekend, Justin Guterding, said before his club’s matchup against the Atlas. “It’s do or die.”
1. Whips midfielders dodging decisively
The Whipsnakes – excuse me, “Clinchsnakes” – midfielders are all carbon copies of each other. They can unleash shots on the run with either hand. Because of their two-handedness, they have a tendency to rollback repeatedly. Those staircase dodges work well against slow-to-go defenses like the Chrome. Against a defense that helps early like the Redwoods, those midfielders need to drive one side decisively and move the ball after drawing a slide.
After giving up 20 goals in a shocking loss to Chrome in Week 8, Whipsnakes came back with renewed focus and were locked in on clinching a playoff berth. For the Redwoods, the impact of Greg Gurenlian’s return to the faceoff X was muted by the unfortunate injuries of defensive leader Eddy Glazener and offensive stalwart Matt Kavanagh.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO (April 18, 2019) – The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced today that the league will play regular season games at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario on August 17th and 18th.