BOILING SPRINGS, SC - On a cold and rainy night in South Carolina, the Boiling Springs boys lacrosse team set some school records and was a goal away from tying a state record in their 18-4 victory over TC Roberson on Wednesday night.
Bulldogs coach Tanner Mills said the victory was good for the Bulldogs because it got them back to being who they are as a team. "We had to reestablish our identity which is a team having a good time playing lacrosse," said Mills. "We don't play well when we're mad or frustrated but play our best when we're goofy and having a good time as at the end of the day it's just a game." Chase Miller got the scoring going for the Bulldogs on a right-handed shot that found the back of the net less than a minute into the match. He was followed with goals from Peyton Tanner and Lincoln Huskey to give Boiling Springs a 3-0 lead just over two minutes into the match. The Bulldogs next three goals came via shots from Elijah Smith, which started a huge night for Smith that included setting a school record and coming just short of a state record, as he gave Boiling Springs a 6-2 first quarter lead. In the second quarter Dawton Martin, Miller, and Huskey all added goals to push the Boiling Springs lead to 9-3 over the Rams at halftime. The second half saw Elijah Smith really take control of the game as he scored seven of the final nine goals for the Bulldogs. Smith finished the night with ten goals, which was one goal shy of tying a state record for goals in the game, and also finished the match with 146 total career points, which puts him first on the all-time points list for Boiling Springs. Monty Carmona and Huskey scored the only other two goals not scored by Smith in the second half. Smith wasn't the only Bulldog to set a school record on Wednesday night as Lincoln Huskey with his five assists in the match moved into the all-time lead for assists in the Bulldogs program with 54 assists in his career. "It's great those guys got those records but if it wasn't for the other 19 guys on the team they would have never gotten those opportunities to set those records," said Mills. "We found our identity tonight as a team and we're going to keep that going into the game on Friday night." Boiling Springs will return to action on Friday night when they host Byrnes in another region matchup that is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM. Comments are closed.
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