The Central Alberta Buccaneers had made a strong start to their game on Saturday night against the Calgary Wolfpack at Setters Place when a light show of a thunderstorm interrupted the game. The thunderstorm created an early and extended halftime that appeared to disrupt the team in the second half.

After gaining an 18-point lead, it was a sharp decline for the Buccaneers in the fourth period where the Wolf Pack stole the game leaving the score at 49-35.

“Not much to say about it. A lot of penalties killed us myself included. It’s undisciplined. Just got to get better and smarten up,” said Buccaneers wide receiver, Ben Hnatiuk.

Hnatiuk believed that the rain wasn’t really a factor in the game and that it was more about fatigue.

“We came out right away and scored and then in third quarter we held our own again and then in the fourth quarter we fell apart. I don’t know if it’s just guys getting tired. Our defense, they held in there as long as they could. I don’t know if they got fatigued or what… I just think that we got to try to get in more shape it’s just a big thing with practice and stuff getting guys out and actually running.”

Coach Gary LaGrange was unable to attend the game but has long been trying to influence his players to attend more practices.

The next game will be on July 20th at Setters Place against the Cold Lake Fighter Jets for their annual Pink Game in support of breast cancer. Crowds are encouraged to wear pink to support the team and the cause. The game could be the last game of the season for the Buccs as the playoffs will soon be in action.