The Sarnia Beavers lost a close one on Saturday in Ontario Senior B Lacrosse against the leagues #2 team the Oakville Titans with a final score of 7 - 6.  This is the fifth loss in a row for the Beavers.
 

Oakville scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period with Dan Hamlett, Stu Gordon and Cal Kitson scoring.
 

In the second the Beavers narrowed the gap after scoring 4 goals in the period.  Oakville scored 2 to take a 5 - 4 lead at the end of the second.   Michael Fleming opened the scoring for the Beavers followed by Kevin Fines.  Colin McDowal and Jeff Sauve each added goals later in the second.  Slavko Lysyk and Jeff Sehl scored for the Titans,

In the third period each side shared a  pair of goals with Andy Cadieux and Colin McDowall scoring  for Sarnia and Cam Monroe scored both goals for Oakville.

Dan Walters took the loss for the Beavers in net.  J Preece earned the win.

Oakville took a total of 28 penalty minutes on 7 occasions, Sarnia took 37 minutes on 10 infractions.
 

Oakville went 2 for 5 on the power play, Sarnia went 0 for 2.

The Beavers are now 5 - 7 for the season.  They travel to St. Catharines on Friday June 29 to go up against the league leading Saints then return home for their last home game when they host the #3 Brooklin Merchants on Saturday at 8:00 pm at Clearwater Arena.  Their final two games are on the road in Owen Sound and St. Catharines.