Yes but if you are missing two of your best players it makes a difference on any team. All I am saying is that Long Island Lacrosse Club may have competed with Express but if Express had their two best guys who were missing it might not have ended in a tie.
The supposed "best team on LI for this age group" should not tie a team that was unheard of last year just by missing what you say might be their 2 best players. I'm not a LILC parent here. JMO
