Rivermen drop home contest versus visiting Merchants

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Rivermen suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday. But Wayne Hill, the head coach of the local Senior B squad, isn’t fretting too much about his squad’s 8-6 setback against the visiting Brooklin Merchants at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA). It was the first meeting for the two Ontario Series Lacrosse rivals since squaring off in the league finals last year. The Rivermen won that best-of-five series in four games. The Rivermen had won their first two contests of their 2025 campaign before Saturday’s loss. “A loss is never a bad thing,” Hill said. “You take the losses as a learning thing really.” The clubs were deadlocked at 6-6 in the third period. The Merchants scored the eventual game-winning goal with…

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