The Waterdogs, Philly’s team in the traveling Premier Lacrosse League , are back in town for a playoff semifinal against the New York Atlas at Chester’s Subaru Park on Monday.

The team heads into the Labor Day game as an underdog, having made it into the playoffs with a 4-6 record. They defeated the Maryland Whipsnakes (also 4-6) in the quarterfinals, and now prepare to face the Atlas (7-3), who have beaten Philly twice this season.

Even so, Waterdogs head coach Bill Tierney had a simple message for his team ahead of the Maryland game: “We’re in the playoffs, fellas. Why not us?”

Players on the Philadelphia Waterdogs celebrate during a game. (Courtesy of Premier Lacrosse League)

‘On any given day’

Underdog has often been a familiar status for Philly sports teams over the years,

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