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Thunder rally to win third straight

Langley caps off comeback with three goals to close out 8-7 victory over Burnaby

The Langley Thunder scored three straight goals to win for a season-high third straight game.

Pat Saunders notched the winner midway through the third period to give Langley the 8-7 victory over the Burnaby Lakers on Tuesday (June 30) at Bill Copeland Arena in Western Lacrosse League action.

The Thunder had not led since opening the scoring and they trailed 3-1 and 6-4 at the first and second intermissions, respectively.

Saunders and Anthony Malcom each had two goals while Athan Iannucci had a goal and three helpers as the Thunder improved to 5-5.

Kyle Belton and Jakob Doucet had the other Langley goals while Brodie MacDonald stopped 36 shots for the win.

The team is on Vancouver Island for two games this weekend.