Boston, MA - Week Six featured four games across three days starting with the Outlaws hosting their annual “Mile High Fourth of July” against the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The weekend featured non-stop action including furious comebacks and a pair of one-goal games. Here are the storylines from Week Six of the Major League Lacrosse season.

Outlaws “Fourth Quarter Fireworks”

The Denver Outlaws hosted their annual “Mile High Fourth of July” on Thursday against the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The Outlaws battled back to beat the Bayhawks 14-13 in front of over 26,000 fans in the “Mile High City.”

The Outlaws treated the boisterous crowd to a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback. The Outlaws trailed the Bayhawks 13-9 in the final period before scoring five goals in a little over six minutes. Rookie Will Snider completed the comeback when he fired a shot over the shoulder of Bayhawks goalie Niko Amato.

Zach Currier led the way for the Outlaws with four goals. Max Adler came to play as well winning 23 of 31 face-offs. Meanwhile for the Bayhawks, Lyle Thompson continued his ridiculous pace finding the back of the net five times. The Outlaws improved to 5-1, while the loss dropped the Bayhawks to 2-2.

Bayhawks Bounce Back

The Bayhawks didn’t sit at 2-2 for very long. Chesapeake beat the Atlanta Blaze 16-13 at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The game was a rematch of last weekend’s matchup saw that Blaze overwhelm the Bayhawks in a 19-10 win.

Week Six’s matchup started differently with the Bayhawks scoring ten of their sixteen goals in the first half. Lyle Thompson put together another five-goal game, giving him a remarkable ten goals in only about 48 hours. Thompson now leads the league in goals with 23. The Bayhawks improved to 3-2 on the season.

Cannons Get Back to Their Winning Ways

The Cannons came into Week Six in an unfamiliar position as they were coming off of their first loss of the season.

The Cannons had no problems getting back to their winning ways as they beat the Rattlers 15-11. The Cannons improved to 4-1 while the Rattlers are still winless at 0-6. The Cannons got contributions up and down their roster with eight different players scoring goals. Mark Cockerton led the way with three goals while Connor O’Hara and Will Sands both put up multi-goal performances.

The Rattlers meanwhile will head into their Week Seven matchup with the Bayhawks still looking for their first win of their 2019 campaign.

Blaze Win Battle With Lizards

The final game of the weekend featured the New York Lizards and Atlanta Blaze from Grady Stadium in Atlanta. The game was as even as it gets with the Blaze eventually outlasting the Lizards 12-11. The game was so close that the teams were tied at the end of each of the first three quarters. The shots for the game were even at 22 apiece.

Bryan Cole led the Blaze with four goals while Nick Aponte led the Lizards with four goals of his own. Alex Woodall was a difference maker at the face-off X, going 16-27 against Greg Puskuljian.

Next Up:

The Major League Lacrosse season continues this week starting with two games on Thursday as the Cannons visit the Lizards, while the Blaze head to Denver to battle the Outlaws. The Cannons and Blaze will play their second game of the weekend on Saturday in Atlanta. The Bayhawks and Rattlers conclude Week Seven as they do battle in Frisco on Sunday afternoon.