In the first Tier 3 tilt of the 2023 campaign, the Boy's Varsity Lacrosse team flew into Falcon stadium for a bird of prey match-up. Unfortunately for our Eagles, they entered the game flat, maybe a bit overconfident, a bit worn from the tough battle with the excellent play on Monday night vs. Traverse City. Either way, the boys in black went down 3 goals quickly to a very scrappy and determined East Kentwood team.

The Eagles struggled to penetrate the middle of the Kentwood defense and between the EK Goalie standing on his head to block shots and the turnover bug chomping at the Eagle talons, it was not looking pretty. Slowly the boys started to close the gap with a 5 to 3 deficit showing at the end of the 3rd quarter. The offense finally started to get some traction, possess the ball, and scored 3 unanswered goals in the fourth with the final game-winning goal coming off a great low-to-high ripper from Jake Eaton off of an assist from Luke Afman with only 6 seconds showing on the game clock.

Major kudos to BJ Apol for again standing in at tender and having an incredible game, blocking numerous shots to keep the Eagles in it when the defensive wheels were coming off the wagon. Scoring on the night went to Colin Wildman with an assist, Blake Grieve and Elijah Pleune with a goal, Jake Eaton with the aforementioned game winner and an assist, Luke Afman with 2 assists and a goal for 3 points, and finally Spencer Slagboom with 2 Ginos and an Apple for 3 points.

The Boys Laxers are back in action Friday night at Eagle Stadium in another Tier 3 tilt ready to ride the Broncos of Coopersville.