“We came out a little flat. We weren’t as pumped up as we should have been against a crosstown rival,” said Palos Verdes attacker Jon Spangler, who added he and his teammates were getting in each others’ way and not playing smooth lacrosse.

So the Sea Kings’ turned things up a notch.

Maybe to 11 on the dial.

By the time the third quarter ended, Palos Verdes held a 13-2 lead and would go on to win the lopsided contest 14-6.

“Our offense just started clicking in the third quarter. It’s the kind of lacrosse we wanted to play,” said Palos Verdes Head Coach Lane Jaffe.

Both Spangler and David Scott had three goals and an assist, and Sammy Romer had a goal and four assists for Palos Verdes (4-0 overall). Sea King goalie Alex Marin had 11 saves.

For Peninsula, Aaron Sawelson had three goals. Colby Marshall, Alex Richard and Scott Spielman also scored.

Palos Verdes’ depth and early season notoriety got into the Panthers’ mind, Sawelson admitted. “I think we lost before we came out to the field with our mentality. Our team thought we were going to lose before we got out there,” Sawelson said. “They’ve been together the longest, some since middle school, and this year they didn’t lose anyone. They’re a fully stacked team.”

Peninsula (3-2) was without its head coach, Alex Fountain, who was on a business trip in Asia.

The Panthers beat Bay League member and Hill neighbor Chadwick 9-6 Thursday.