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AS: Unbeaten Brady's Bunch Deals Vegas A First Loss, 10-6

July 16th, 2010

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Attackman Griffin Perkiel scored three goals, and Vermont-bound middie Andrew Muscara dished three assists to lead unbeaten Brady’s Bunch to a 10-6 victory over Las Vegas Starz A in an Adrenaline Shootout Adrenaline Group 2 first-round game Friday morning at Sonoma State University.

Attackman Gabe Garcia scored twice, middie Jack Yeatman finished with a goal and an assist and Denver-bound middie Tyler Ekeroth had a pair of assists to help Brady’s Bunch (3-0) win its third straight and take over sole possession of first place in the group.

Brady’s Bunch is a team comprised of top players from all over the West. This summer’s team includes standouts from Southern California, Northern California, Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

Rounding out the scoring for Brady’s Bunch: middie Justin Adams, middie Jon Franco, middie Joe Balestrieri and attackman Mark Wood all scored once.

In a losing effort, middie Jet Harding had a team-high three points on two goals and an assist, attackman Kieran Eissler scored twice and middie Jordan Grant and defenseman Dylan Davidson each scored once for Las Vegas (2-1), which fell into a second-place tie with the Orange County Lacrosse Club (2-1). The top two teams from each group advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals.

In a fast, fluid and intense game, it was 5-5 midway through the second half before Brady’s Bunch finished on a decisive 5-1 run.

Garcia broke the tie when he finished a feed from Foothill-Pleasanton teammate Colin Kacinski with 13 minutes remaining. Yeatman put Brady’s Bunch ahead, 7-5, before Eissler brought Las Vegas back within one with 11 minutes to play.

But Brady’s Bunch scored the game’s final three goals. Garcia’s man-up goal made it 8-6, Perkiel’s third of the game from Muscara off the ensuing face-off made it 9-6 and Wood polished it off with four minutes to play.

“I feel we’re coming together pretty good,” Muscara said. “Even though we don’t play together every year or have practices, our coaches pick the team and they know how we all play. All these guys kind of have attributes that help out the others, and nobody really plays selfish out here. Once we get clicking, it’s hard to beat us.”