It is the biggest trade in MLL since the deal that sent Paul Rabil to New York. It took the lacrosse world by storm, with analysts providing all sorts of different takes. And now, finally, Myles Jones can just play lacrosse. When Chesapeake travels to Harvard Stadium to take on the Boston Cannons, it will be the first time for Myles Jones in a Chesapeake jersey. The Bayhawks enter the…
It seemed almost too good to be true; the week after trading Myles Jones, a transcendent college lacrosse star, the Atlanta Blaze defeated the then-first place Ohio Machine in overtime. Adding to the Hollywood-like script, Matt Mackrides, who was acquired for Jones, scored the goal to win the game in overtime for the Blaze. The game was constantly tight, an entertaining, back and forth offensive explosion that saw Marcus Holman…
Despite trading away arguably the greatest player in college lacrosse history in Myles Jones, the expansion Atlanta Blaze (2-4) enter their upcoming game against the Ohio Machine (6-2) not short of offensive firepower. Having previously defeated Denver 23-12, as well as putting up 16 goals in an overtime loss to first-place New York, the Blaze look to keep humming offensively, while trying to tighten up at the back, a task…