The Phoenix netted the first goal just 34 seconds into the contest on a shot from James Herlihy. Aaron Gonzalez tied the game with 35:11 to go in the half.
Lincoln then put a goal in for Spruce Mountain to give their visitors a 2-1 lead. Logan Howes shot a long ball through that L.A. keeper Karan Nair came out and attempted to kick away. The ball smashed off his sweeper and bounced back into his own net.
Nolen Michael knotted the score for the Eagles on a slow roller that bounced off keeper Andrew Shaw’s hands and in. Ming Sun made it a 3-2 game at the half.
Three minutes into the second half, Ming Sun got a piece of the scoring action. Gonzalez scored again 10 minutes into the half. Tranh Nguyen scored on a penalty kick with 21:02 to play. Gonzalez netted the hat trick with 18:56 to go when he collected a short pass from John Henry, then worked his foot magic before unleashing a shot inside the right post.
Nate Simmons made it an 8-2 game with 5:36 to play. Michael scored again with 1:38 to go. Ethan Carmolli scored the tenth Eagle goal of the day on a feed from Michael.
Lincoln held a 30-6 advantage in shots. Nair made four stops in net for the Eagles and Liam Brinkler one. Shaw made 20 saves for the Phoenix.
