ROME — The Utica Yeti box lacrosse team has found some early success against new team Oswego RiverHawks.

In the second game between the semi-pro North American Box Lacrosse League teams in a week on Friday, Utica scored 10 times in the first half and rolled to an 18-6 win over the RiverHawks at Kennedy Arena in Rome.

It was the first of two Yeti contests scheduled to be played at Kennedy Arena during this summer season.

Combined with a lopsided win June 18 at Oswego, Utica has outscored the opponent 49-14 in the two games. Utica is playing its second season while Oswego is early into its first season. Utica is 2-1 overall.

On Friday, Utica was helped by three goals and an assist from New Hartford grad Nick Suits and three goals each from Ryan Lewis and David Saccocci. Whitesboro’s Brandon Davis had a goal and assist. Co-captain and Rome’s Nick Kieffer, Whitesboro’s Peter Liotta and New Hartford’s Tommy Karam each added a goal. Clinton’s Blaine Stottlar and New Hartford’s Andrew Davi each added an assist.

Utica had three goalies combine for 31 saves. Pat Crosby led with 16 saves while Mario Diaz had eight and Shannon Sullivan added seven.

Oswego goal Aaron Hewson totaled 35 saves. 

Utica had a game Saturday scheduled against the Albany Collar City Kings on Saturday altered to a scrimmage because of the lack of officials.

Utica’s next game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, against the Salt City Eels at the Adirondack Bank Center. The team is also scheduled to play July 15 against Oswego and July 16 against a team from Virginia.