The Moose Jaw Mustangs lost their opening game of the South Sask Lacrosse League U17 season back at the beginning May, but it’s safe to say things have gone pretty well since then.
The Mustangs reeled off their ninth straight win and capped the regular season in first place thanks to a 12-4 victory over the Swift Current Rampage at the Kinsmen Arena Saturday afternoon.
As a result, Moose Jaw will finish with a 9-1 record -- including an impressive plus-57 goal differential, twice as high as any other team in the league -- and will be the top seeds heading into playoffs in two weeks time.
The Mustangs looked the part of a first-place club Saturday, roaring out to a 6-0 lead in the first 20 minutes and never looking back, building a 9-1 edge through two before dialling things back a bit in the final period.
Sam Wilson enjoyed one of his best games of the season for Moose Jaw, scoring eight goals and finishing with nine points on the afternoon. Ryder Gilroy played Wilson’s set-up man, racking up eight assists.
Cooper Bruce picked up a goal and four points, while Riley Bender and Lachlan Clark each had a goal and an assist. Carter Hudyma rounded out Mustangs scoring.
League scoring leader Brodyn Pladson had a single assist, but capped his campaign with 26 goals and 43 points across the Mustangs’ 10 games to easily win the scoring race ahead of Gilroy, who had 11 goals and 30 points. Bruce rounded out the top three, scoring 11 goals and 29 points.
