Freshman Branden Kenny scored three goals in his first start of the season during the loss to Catonsville.
CATONSVILLE, Md.—The Harford men’s lacrosse team lost its second straight as it fell to No. 8 CCBC-Catonsville, 21-8, on Wednesday night at Catonsville. The Fighting Owls (4-7, 0-1 MDJUCO) attack was bipolar for the duration of Wednesday night’s game, as Harford outplayed the Cardinals (5-5, 1-1 MDJUCO) in the third quarter, was edged by one goal in the first for an even 6-6 score in those periods, but were outscored 15-2 in the remaining two quarters.
Sophomore Chad Palmer (Fallston, Md./Fallston) led the attack unit, tallying five points (4g, 1a), while freshman Branden Kenny (Edgewood, Md./Edgewood), who made his first start, added another three goals.
Freshman Bryan Burrill (Forest Hill, Md./C. Milton Wright) tallied 17 saves for the Owls in the 60:00, while Martin Hyde led Catonsville on the night with six goals and four assists for a 10-point game.
The Owls saw themselves down by just one goal, 3-2, thanks to two consecutive goals at the 9:14 and 6:05 marks, but would fail to score in the second, while the Cardinals added eight goals of their own to take a commanding, 10-2 lead at the half.
Harford would outscore Catonsville 4-3 in the third quarter, which saw goals by Kenny, two by Palmer and one by freshman Jake Crenshaw (Hamilton, Md./North Harford), but Catonsville’s lead still stood at seven, 13-6, before the Cardinals tacked on an additional eight goals to Harford’s two in the final quarter (both by Kenny) on the way to the 21-8 victory.
The Fighting Owls return to action on Saturday when they host No. 5 Anne Arundel at Towson University for a 3:00 p.m. game.