CHAMBERSBURG (7-6) at BOONSNORO (1-10) (MD) 10:00AM
- Not much is know about the Warriors squad from Maryland other than they have a less than impressive 1-10 record and have struggled against pretty much everyone they have faced. A low 70.3 laxpower.com rating also indicates this is a good opportunity for Coach Flohr's team to get a couple games above .500 on the road and out of conference. The Trojans currently sit at 22 in district power rankings and have a shot, a relatively long shot, to make a move to the 16th position with a win here and then quality opponents Trinity and Hershey next week.
We fully expect Nick Lombardozzi (31 goals), Jake Pierson (31 goals), and JT Hopple (28 goals) to have great days and continue to be one of the better three men groups in the Mid Penn.
NORTHERN YORK (7-7) at CD EAST (0-14) 11:00AM
- No rest for the weary. Coming off an overtime win last night at home against CD the Polar Bears will travel to CD East for an early start. Searching for their sixth straight win they should be able to grab it here today. They will get Sunday and Monday off and then have back to back game with CV and McDevitt to finish the season. Derek Myers, Grant Rutter, and Sam Haak all lead Northern with 19 goals a piece in a very balanced offense. Northern currently resides at 25th in the districts ratings and would need to win out with a lot of help to get in.
CD East may be able to creep up on Northern coming off virtually no rest and probably a bit of a let down after last nights game. Chrystian Hess and Will Gingrich will need to lead the Panthers and get more players involved. This is East's second to last chance at an MP win and they only have three more opportunities at win number one on the season.
TRINITY (12-2) at WEST YORK (15-1) 3:00PM
- The Shamrocks take on a good out of conference opponent on the road today against West York. The Bulldogs are currently rated 2nd in district playoff rankings and have a 91.3 lax power ranking. Trinity is 7th and this will be a good opponent win percentage game for them as well as an excellent test to see how far they go in the post season.
Coach Hesiey has done an excellent job of keeping his team focused and playing well after losing some key personnel and suffering back to back losses to Hershey and Carlisle which essentially cost his team a shot at the Mid Penn Championship a few weeks back. With a whopping six players who have scored 22 points (goal + assists) or more this is a squad that can hurt you a number of ways. We are expecting Bailey and Sherlock to produce from the midfield while Kleist and Scott looks to score on attack. Sophomore Jesse Altmeyer leads the team in total points with 46 courtesy of his 28 assists on the season.
UPPER ST CLAIR (13-1) at STATE COLLEGE (8-7) 4:00PM
- The Little Lions will welcome in a difficult out of conference opponent of their own later today. The Panthers have an excellent W-L record and a very impressive 97.3 laxpower.com rating. After winning six out seven games earlier in the year an vying for the Commonwealth Division title the Lions have now dropped three of their last four and are fighting to stay above .500.
Brady Franks (29 goals) and Luc Michaels (25 goals) have led to 1-2 combo all season for SC. As we said previously, if you can shut one or both of them down the Lions are in trouble. Carlisle did this to perfection their 12-4 victory on Thursday. State College must get Sam Schwab and other potential scoring threats more involved early to have a chance today.
MECHANICSBURG (2-12) at PALMYRA (7-9) 5:45PM
* Today is a "charity games" day at Buck Swank stadium in Palmyra. Games start with the youth teams at noon and go through the varsity game and senior night at 5:45pm. Monetary proceeds benefit The Caring Cupboard and the Palmyra Lacrosse Club is also accepting donations of canned good, paper goods, and toiletries.
- Palmyra has now lost five of their last six but in our opinion are the team in the Mid Penn that is far better than what their record shows. Mechanicsburg represents an excellent opportunity for them to get a game back of .500. Th Cougars then play Tuesday against CD East and can end the year at a very respectable 9-9. Joey Hess (32 goals, 33 assists) looks to be in for a big afternoon and to continue his campaign for Mid Penn MVP. Nick Mazzocca (31 goals, 9 assists) should also be able to put up strong numbers as well.
Mechanicsburg has not had an easy go of it this year and is continuing to look for positives to build on for the future. Senior goalie Joe Becker's injury early in the year has seen them fall from 2-2 to losing 10 straight where they have played a total of 7 goal keepers on the season. Senior leaders Aaron Heisey (16 goals), Eddie Martin (11 goals), and Donnie Houseal (9 goals) continue to press on.
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