By Mayer Brandschain, Special to The Inquirer
The Philadelphia Wings had high hopes of clinching second place in Eagle League pro box lacrosse last night at the Spectrum, but they came up decidedly short.
When the confrontation with the resilient Baltimore Thunder ended, the Wings had lost, 14-8, and the Thunder had moved into a second-place tie with the Wings at 2-3. Each team has one regular-season game remaining.
Louis Delligatti and Jim Darcangelo scored three goals each as Baltimore outshot Philadelphia by 60-39. They each played a role in the six-goal, second-period flurry that gave the Thunder a 6-2 lead.
John Conley scored successive goals 48 seconds apart as the Wings trimmed Baltimore’s margin to 7-6 in the third period, but Philadelphia trailed by 9-6 entering the fourth.
The Wings, playing before 11,583 fans, enjoyed a good start, finishing the first quarter ahead by 1-0 on Paul French’s 10th goal of the season, which came at the 6-minute, 48-second mark.
John Tucker paced the Wings with two goals – his seventh and eighth. Dave Huntley, Mike French and Tom Singleton also tallied for the Wings, while Pat Lamon saw his apparent goal in the fourth period disallowed. Huntley had stepped down as head coach in order to play but had retained his position as general manager.
(Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 1987)