Measuring themselves against last year’s Minto Cup national champions, the New Westminster junior Salmonbellies now can gauge what ground they have to gain to catch up.
We’re talking inches, not feet.
New West pushed the Coquitlam Adanacs to the final minute before falling 9-7 in a B.C. junior A lacrosse matchup at Queen’s Park Arena on Tuesday.
While they never led, New West played even with the Adanacs through 20 minutes.
Coquitlam led 7-3 entering the third, where the ’Bellies rallied to make it a one-goal game.
Charlie Kurtenbach scored with 44 seconds left and the ’Bellies netminder on the bench to make it 8-7, but Coquitlam doused the comeback hopes with a goal with 20 seconds to play.
Connor Robinson tallied twice and set up three others, while Colton Bykowsky also scored a pair. Erik Kratz made 41 saves.
New West hosts Burnaby on May 30.
