The Raiders’ three-game win streak came to a screeching halt on Thursday night when the Central Square Red Hawks marched into town and defeated Fulton 14-11.
Fulton opened up the contest scoring four goals in the opening quarter and tallied five goals in the final quarter, when the team was attempting to mount a comeback that fell short. It was the total of two scores combined between the second and third quarter that proved to be the difference in the game.
Junior attackman Austin Vashaw opened and closed the first quarter scoring for Fulton. After his first goal, it was only seconds later that senior midfielder Vinny Bennett found the back of the net for the Raiders.
With a 4-2 advantage heading into the second quarter, Fulton was looking as if their win streak could continue.
The Red Hawks had plans of their own though. Central Square pumped in five goals in the second quarter, giving the visiting team a 7-5 halftime lead.
The third quarter was much like the second for the hometown team.
Fulton’s lone goal was scored by Vashaw, giving him a hat-trick on the evening.
Luckily for the Raiders, the defensive veterans of Robbie Pollock and Tyler Shaw stood tall in front of senior netminder Brandon Batstone and only gave up two goals.
The fourth quarter seemed more like a track meet than a lacrosse game.
Each team was pushing the tempo as goals were being scored in runs.
Central Square was leading 9-6 to start the final quarter and the Raiders were fighting to keep their win streak alive.
Senior attackman Austin Wilde tallied three goals in the fourth quarter alone.
He scored back-to-back goals, which were part of a 3-0 run for Fulton to cut down their deficit.
In the end, each team found the back of the net five times in the final quarter, causing the Raiders to drop their record to 4-3 (2-3) on the season.
Leading the way for Fulton was Wilde with four goals, Vashaw with three scores and Austin Beckwith with a pair. Rounding out the scoring with Bennett was senior Spencer Vono. Batstone recorded 15 saves in the game.
Fulton’s next game is home on Saturday, April 23, at 1 p.m. against rival Oswego.
The Raiders will try to sweep the season series with the Buccaneers and keep ‘The Pathfinder Cross’ in Fulton.
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