Lytham St Annes Hockey Club round-up: Racking up the goals on the road

They quickly gained possession and took the lead as Zofia Leach flicked the ball over the keeper, who had gone down to smother her.

A second goal came shortly afterwards as Charlotte Robbins ran the ball through Lancaster’s defence and scored.

The next 20 minutes saw LSA keep the ball and camp in Lancaster’s half, with Rachel Gibbs making it 3-0 just before half-time.

Leach scored again early in the second half before Charlotte Robbins’ second made the score 5-0.

Short corners then gave LSA their final two goals, with Michelle Robbins and Loz Burnett both beating the keeper.

There were defeats, though, for the ladies’ firsts and both men’s teams.

The ladies lost 5-1 in their game against Kendal, having had some great opportunities in the first 20 minutes.

However, Kendal took the lead and then scored again before half-time.

A third goal came immediately after the restart but LSA pulled one back, Frankie Beeby scoring after her initial shot was saved.

Nevertheless, Kendal then scored again before completing their tally late on.

LSA’s men were beaten in their matches against Leyland & Chorley, starting with a 5-0 loss for the first team.

The seconds went down 4-0 against their L&C counterparts, who sit top of the table.

After a goalless first half, L&C finally broke through to score the opener 10 minutes into the second period.

A reverse stick shot made it 2-0, after which two late penalty corner goals made it a flattering scoreline.