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By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Chiefs extended their winning streak to six games with a convincing road victory this past Thursday. Buoyed by a six-goal outburst in the second period the Chiefs cruised to a 12-4 win versus the host Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors, who have only managed to win one of their first five Major Series Lacrosse starts this season, only trailed the Chiefs by one goal, 2-1, after the opening 20 minutes of action. After Brampton managed to tie the game at 3-3 in the middle frame, the Chiefs then took control, scoring five unanswered goals during the rest of the period. The Six Nations squad also scored the first four goals of the third period before the Excelsiors managed to net their finally tally of… <\/p>\n

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By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Chiefs extended their winning streak to six games with a convincing road victory this past Thursday. Buoyed by a six-goal outburst in the second period the Chiefs cruised to a 12-4 win versus the host Brampton Excelsiors. The Excelsiors, who have only managed to win one of their first five Major Series Lacrosse starts this season, only trailed the Chiefs by one goal, 2-1, after the opening 20 minutes of action. After Brampton managed to tie the game at 3-3 in the middle frame, the Chiefs then took control, scoring five unanswered goals during the rest of the period. The Six Nations squad also scored the first four goals of the third period before the Excelsiors managed to net their finally tally of... <\/p>\n

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