Lytham St Annes Hockey Club round-up: Senior teams lead by example in picking up victories
The weekend round-up of matches involving Lytham St Annes Hockey Club.
The men’s firsts were 3-0 winners over Leyland and Chorley 2, all of the goals coming in the second half
They led 10 minutes after the break when Michael Robbins deflected in a short corner.
Joe Briggs tapped in a second and Max Briggs completed the scoring from another short corner.
However, there was an 8-0 defeat for the seconds at their Lancaster University counterparts.
LSA started well but Lancaster showed their extra size and strength in building a 4-0 lead at half-time.
Although LSA created several chances in the second half, Lancaster took advantage of their extra substitutes with another four goals.
The ladies’ first team won 4-1 against Chorley Phoenix 1, taking the lead when a short corner ended with Megan Hartley-Smith scoring.
Chorley quickly equalised but Polly Hargreaves netted either side of half-time in putting LSA 3-1 ahead.
LSA created multiple opportunities and Natasha Webster completed the scoring.
LSA 2 lost 3-1 against a Garstang 2 team at the top of the table.
They trailed 2-0 at half-time before Garstang added a third in the second period.
LSA had the last word though, Immy McPhee scoring with a composed finish.
A late winner saw Garstang 3 defeat the LSA Development team 3-2.
Garstang opened the scoring after five minutes before doubling their lead.
Katie pulled one back before half-time for LSA, who then levelled through Sheila in the last 10 minutes.
The game finished with a short corner, which saw Garstang eventually net the winner.