A shortened lineup resulted in a lopsided loss for the Dauphin Mavericks, Saturday in Brandon.

Facing the Barbarians with only 14 players available, dropped a 52-12 decision.

Nick Searle and Willi Budzinski had Dauphin’s tries, while Daniel Evans had a convert.

Mavericks player-coach Shawn Sarkonak said Brandon gave the Mavericks a player to meet the 15-player requirement.

“And then when we had an injury, they gave us another one. But, yeah, a lack of bodies, heat and just a strong squad on the other side in the Barbarians,” he said of the loss.

There were positives to take from the game, however.

“The guys that came, they all stayed positive. We did really well with our forwards work and we had some good runs in the backs. It was just attrition got to us. They had a full complement of subs and we had none,” Sarkonak said.

There are things to build on for the next contest, Aug. 17, in Winnipeg against the Wombats.

“We had a close game with them when they came to town here earlier in July. I’m sure it’s going to be another close game, too. So we’re just going to keep working on team play and moving the ball and playing a fast game,” Sarkonak said.