Bantam Mustangs take weekend win

The Moose Jaw Mustangs will be heading into the South Saskatchewan Lacrosse League bantam playoffs on a winning note.

The Mustangs posted a 2-1 record in their final games of the regular season this week, taking a 13-9 win over the Regina Hawks after splitting a pair of games with a 6-2 loss to the Swift Current Rampage 1 and 8-5 win over the Swift Current Rampage 2.

As a result, they capped the regular season with a 7-4-1 record and in second place heading into the playoff tournament this weekend.

Ethan Johnson and Liam Fitzpatrick each scored three times to lead the Mustangs to their high-scoring win.

Jacob Gyman added two goals and an assist while Carter Michaluk and Jake Williams had a pair of markers each. Braxton MacAngus added a goal and two helpers.

The Mustangs found themselves trailing 4-3 after the first and tied 9-9 through two before shutting down Regina in the final period.

The Mustangs couldn’t their offence on track against Swift Current, trailing 3-0 after the first and 6-0 through two. They managed to hold the Rampage off the board in the final frame but could only pick up a pair of goals and fell short of the comeback.

MacAngus and Brennan Watterson scored for Moose Jaw.

The second game of the day against Swift Current teams saw the Mustangs rectify their early scoring woes as they scored five times in the first period and cruised to the comfortable win.

Watterson had a hat trick while Johnson scored twice and added two assists. Brennan Blatz had a goal and two helpers, Michaluk and Fitzpatrick their other markers.