From MajorLeagueLacrosse.com | Box Score

Like basketball, lacrosse is a game of runs. The Chicago Machine used a pair of lengthy runs to their advantage as they snapped the Denver Outlaws’ four-game win streak with a 16-13 Western Conference victory at TOYOTA Park on Sunday afternoon.

Kevin Leveille led the Machine to the victory with three goals and two assists while rookie Steven Brooks added three goals, including a two-point tally.

After spotting the Outlaws a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes, the Machine scored seven straight goals, including a pair of Leveille markers, to take a 7-2 lead with 10:20 left in the second quarter.

However, the Outlaws ended the first half with three straight goals to narrow the deficit to 7-5 at the intermission.

Coming out of the locker room, the Machine opened the third quarter with another long run, scoring four straight goals in the first seven minutes of the stanza.

The teams exchanged goals before Denver scored back-to-back goals from Brendan Mundorf and Ryan Powell to close within 13-8 with 1:44 left in the third quarter. Rookie Mike Leveille ended the third quarter with an unassisted goal with 23 seconds remaining in the period, upping Chicago’s advantage to 14-8.

The teams opened the fourth quarter by trading goals before the Outlaws scored three straight to cut the Machine lead to 15-12. The teams exchanged goals in the final seven minutes, giving Chicago the victory.

While Kevin Leveille recorded five points, Mike Leveille added two goals with two assists.

Powell scored two goals with four assists while Mundorf added three goals with three assists in a losing effort for Denver, which lost for the first time since a one-point loss at Washington.