Hornets proved they are deserving of their champions elect name tag with a 15-7 win over second-placed Steelheads to remain unbeaten on a weather disrupted week 3 in the Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) Winter Box League on Sunday.

An incredible four quarters from England’s Ming Trinh that saw him hit six goals and two assists as well as an improbable hat-trick from goalie-turned-attacker Jacob Brindle helped Hornets to claim their third win in three games this season and keep them top of the table heading into finals day.

Steelheads, with two wins under their belt, remain in second spot and will take on Hornets again in next weekend’s men’s final.

Elsewhere in the men’s competition, Capitals heaped further misery on Knights with a close 12-10 victory that sees the two-time champions rock bottom of the 2024/25 table with one game to play this season.

A valiant performance from Knights was undone by the sheer attacking brilliance of Capitals frontmen Lyndon Bunio and Jamie Powell who scored eight goals between them to see their team finish third in the table.

Knights will have some optimism as they prepare for a rematch against Capitals in Sunday’s third-place game knowing that a couple of tweaks here and there could see them claim their first win of the season and a third-place finish.

In a weather affected women’s competition, a single full-length friendly game was played between Jaguars and Ravens with Blaze players split between the two teams.

Ravens came out 10-7 winners with goals from Laura Beaman, Claudia Lane, Issy Keane, Alys Johns, Torz Anderson, Emily Watkins, Natasha Gage, Alex Drewe, Ellie Racle, Rosie Bathurst, and Steph Grimes.

It was a game that had no bearing on the league table due to the friendly nature meaning Ravens will head straight into Sunday’s final where they await one of Jaguars or Blaze who have a play-in game early in the day.

All games will be live streamed on the Lacrosse Live UK YouTube channel HERE.

For more information about SBL’s Winter Box League, click HERE.

Ravens 10-7 Jaguars (1-2, 3-2, 4-0, 2-3)

Ravens scorers | Laura Beaman (2G), Claudia Lane (2G), Issy Keane (2G), Alys Johns (1G), Torz Anderson (1G), Emily Watkins (1G), Natasha Gage (1G).

Jaguars scorers | Alex Drewe (4G), Ellie Racle (1G), Rosie Bathurst (1G), Steph Grimes (1G).

Steelheads 7-15 Hornets (1-7, 2-4, 1-2, 3-2)

Steelheads scorers | Andy Thomas (3G), Ian Murray (1G, 2A), Ben Buchanan (2G), Billy Rawlins (1G), Paul Milner (1A).

Hornets scorers | Ming Trinh (6G, 2A), Ollie Allsop (4G, 1A), Jacob Brindle (3G, 1A), Ryan Martin (2G), Ollie Lee (1A), Dave Groves (1A), Cai Jefferies (1A).

Knights 10-12 Capitals (1-3, 3-3, 2-4, 4-2)

Knights scorers | Ben Buchanan (2G), Will Walker (2G, 1A), Kyle MacQueen (2G), Oliver Dawson (1G, 1A), Tyler Rodberg (1G), Harry Edwards (1G), Benjamin Goodfellow (1G),.

Capitals scorers | Lyndon Bunio (5G, 1A), Jamie Powell (3G, 1A), Conor MacDougall (1G, 1A), Jacob Nichols Cook (1G, 1A), Joe Robertson (1A), Andy Thomas (1G), Dave Groves (1G), .

Game Day 4 | Sunday 12 January