Atlanta Blaze in Playoff Push
Published on July 23, 2018 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Atlanta Blaze News Release
With their 13-10 win at Ohio this past Saturday night, the Atlanta Blaze are now just two games out of third place and one game out of fourth place with three games left in the season. The top four teams in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) make the playoffs.
Atlanta will play its three games in the span of nine days, two of them at home, Thursday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. vs. the second-place Chesapeake Bayhawks and the season finale on Saturday, August 4 versus the third-place Denver Outlaws.
The Blaze's offense is led by MLL's second-leading scorer Kevin Rice who has 27 goals and 26 assists. Goaltender Adam Ghitelman has won his last two starts and is second in MLL in goals-against-average. Defenseman Liam Byrnes leads MLL in caused turnovers while Scott Ratliff leads all defenders in ground balls.
A win against Chesapeake will move the Blaze into a tie for fifth place with the New York Lizards.
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