Last year on March 1, the Philadelphia Wings of the NLL entered HSBC Arena in Buffalo with a perfect 6-0 record. The Wings left that night with a 6-1 record after the Bandits destroyed them 21-12. After that first loss, Philadelphia struggled and lost three of their next four games.
In 2009, Buffalo entered the not so friendly confines of the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia with a perfect 5-0 record last weekend. Heading into the fourth quarter the Bandits held a slim one goal lead but with a strong quarter from A.J. Shannon (a former Bandits player), the Philadelphia Wings handed the Bandits their first loss of the season. Also of note, Buffalo stopped the Minnesota Swarm's perfect run at 6-0 last year as well and the Swarm dropped their next two games and their next three of four just like the Wings.
Having a home and home over the next two weekends with their rival and nemesis, the Toronto Rock, the Bandits could suffer the same let down the Wings and Swarm did one year ago. To carry that further, the Bandits also face their other rival, the Rochester Knighthawks, in Rochester in their fourth game after their first loss. If what goes around really does come around, the Bandits may find themselves fighting for a playoff spot once again when they looked untouchable in their five games to start this season.
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