The Kelowna Raiders stayed unbeaten in the Thompson Okanagan Senior Lacrosse League in convincing fashion Thursday, May 19.

The Raiders improved to 5-0 by visiting Vernon and dismantling the Tigers 16-6 at Kal Tire Place.

Andrew Garant led the Raiders with five goals and four assists while Darcy Rhodes enjoyed a seven-point game with 3+4.

Cory Seigner had 3+3, Tarrin Davies and Mark Wilson 2+2 each, Will McIntosh added a single and goalie Graham Cousins got in on the scoring, picking up a pair of assists. The Raiders scored four times with the man advantage.

Kelowna led 7-4 after 20 minutes and 13-5 heading into the third period.

Vernon, playing with just 15 runners, was led by Craig Bigsby with two goals and two assists. Jordy Barr scored twice, Brennan Plante had a goal and one helper and Chet Dennison also scored for the Tigers. Tristan Sailor pocketed three assists. The Tigers scored on both of their powerplay chances.

Vernon91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s best player was goalie Josh Point, who was under constant siege in every period. Point finished the night with a 54-save effort, his best coming in the third when he robbed Davies on a cross-crease opportunity with a fantastic stick save.

Cousins came up with 28 saves for the Raiders.

Vernon drops to 1-2 on the year.

In Armstrong, Thursday, the Kamloops Rattlers spoiled the Shamrocks91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ home opener with an 11-8 victory. Scoring details were not available at publishing time.

Armstrong is 1-2 on the year. The Rattlers improve to 3-2.

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