JACKSON, MS- Riley McLean had 18 saves but the Southwestern Pirates pulled away from the Majors to win 14-7 at Harper Davis Field on Friday night.
Millsaps fought valiantly on Friday night, erasing an early 4-0 Pirate lead after the first quarter. Scott Budd put home an Aaron Falkenstein feed just 90 seconds into the second quarter, getting the Majors on the board.
After the the Pirates scored, the Majors rallied towards the end of the first half. Simon Sherman scored to make it 5-2 and Jack Houtz scored his first of three, this one with the man-advantage to make it a 5-3 game at the half.
An end of the half penalty on Southwestern gave Millsaps the man advantage to start the third. Again, Houtz scored the man-up goal to close the gap to one. The Majors would never be able to tie the game, closing the gap to one again early in the fourth on three straight goals from Budd, Sherman and Houtz. But Southwestern went on a 6-0 run to take control of the game and grab the win.
The loss drops Millsaps to 0-4 on the season. They will next take on the Centenary Gentlemen on Wednesday afternoon. Face-off from Harper Davis Field is set for 4pm.