The Saskatchewan Rush (11-4) got two massive games from Austin Shanks and Ryan Keenan as they defeated the Colorado Mammoth (8-7) 17-12 on Co-op Field Saturday night.
Shanks opened the scoring 2:22 in and buried another in the quarter, with Brock Haley (x2) and Zach Manns also lighting the lamp as the home side jumped out to a 5-1 lead.
In the second quarter, Ryan Keenan scored five times with Manns and Shanks adding goals, sending Saskatchewan to halftime up 13-5.
Colorado punched back in the third, but a pair of goals from Robert Church and another from Austin Shanks sent the Rush into the final frame leading 16-9.
Church would score the lone goal for Saskatchewan in the fourth quarter as the defence did the rest, closing out the 17-12 game.
Frank Scigliano made 30 saves in the victory. Jake Naso went 28/34 at the dot, while Jake Boudreau led the team with 13 loose balls.
Next up, the Saskatchewan Rush are back on Co-op Field in six days when the Calgary Roughnecks come to SaskTel Centre for a 7:00 p.m. start on Friday, April 4th.
