LI Sweeps Maryland Free State to go 12-0

July 17, 2010

Long Island wrapped up its exhibition schedule 12-0. Photo by David Savoie.

Baltimore — The Long Island scholastic boys lacrosse team heads into the Empire State Games a perfect 12-0 after taking both games of the Long Island-Maryland Challenge on Saturday at Loyola University’s Ridley Athletic Complex.

Long Island got three goals from Sachem North rising senior attack Michael Andreassi to get past the Maryland Free State A Team, 9-6. In the second game, Hicksville rising senior attack Brandon Gamblin tallied three goals in a 13-9 victory over the Maryland Free State B team.

Long Island, the four-time defending ESG gold medalists, plays Western at the Empire State Games at Canisus College in Buffalo on July 22 at 9 a.m.