BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity lacrosse team dropped a close one to Kent Island, 9-7, on the road last week despite a valiant comeback attempt.
The Seahawks trailed 3-0 early against the Buccaneers, but rallied with four unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead into halftime. Kent Island went on a big run of its own to start the second half, scoring five straight to take a commanding 8-4 lead.
The Decatur girls then began one last run at the Buccaneers with time clicking down in the second half. A goal by Darby Moore at the 10:15 mark cut the lead to 8-5. Alyssa Romano scored for the Seahawks about five minutes later to cut the lead to 8-6 and the outcome was still very much in question.
Decatur’s Sarah Engle scored a free position goal minutes later to cut the Kent Island lead to just one goal at 8-7. However, the Buccaneers added a late goal to extend the lead back to 9-7 and was able to maintain possession of the ball in the waning minutes to secure the win.
Romano led Decatur with three goals, while Engle added two. The loss was the third straight for the Seahawks against tough Bayside North opponents, but each game has been highly competitive. During the streak, each of the games has been decided by just two goals.
With the loss, the Seahawks fell to 3-5 on the season, but there are ample opportunities to finish strong. Decatur plays three straight against Bayside South opponents to close out the regular season starting with Wicomico at home on Friday, followed by a home game with Bennett next Wednesday and Parkside on the road next Friday in the season finale.
