South Team Win Inaugural North v South Box Lacrosse Series

The South box lacrosse team defeated their rivals from the North for a second time last weekend to win the inaugural North v South box lacrosse series.

In this second game in the North v South series, played on an outdoor pitch at Disley Amalgamated Sports Club, the South eventually ran out 13-12 victors after a tense penalty shootout.

The North team looked to be struggling early on in the game and found themselves 7-4 down at half-time but a fantastic effort in the third and fourth quarters saw the North get back on level terms at 12-12 just before the final whistle blew.

In the penalty shootout, which was in a best of three format, the South team managed to squeeze their second penalty past the North goal-keeper without reply meaning they won the second game and took the series.

The first North v South game took place all the way back in March 2020 just before the first national lockdown.

In that game, at the Midland Roller Arena in Lutterworth, the South won 8-5 thanks to some world-class saves from England box lacrosse international goal-keeper, Eliot Pugh.

In addition to the North v South game as part of the North v South box lacrosse series, a North v South development game also took place as a pre-cursor to the main event.

The South development team managed to win their game too, coming out 10-6 winners.

Both games are now available to watch in full on the England Box Lacrosse YouTube channel.

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