Lexington scores five, holds off Las Vegas Lights
LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — Lexington defeated Las Vegas Lights 5-3 at Cashman Field Saturday, using two goals from Nick Firmino and a late strike from Patrick Seagrist to hold off the hosts. The visitors never trailed after Firmino’s second goal. Xavier Zengue opened the scoring in the 4th minute before Carson Locker leveled in the 25th. Firmino scored in the 39th and 62nd minutes, and Blaine Ferri made it 4-2 in the 75th after Oalex Anderson had pulled Las Vegas within one in first-half stoppage time. Patrick Leal cut the deficit to 4-3 in the 81st, but Seagrist sealed the result in the 91st. Christian Pinzon had two assists, while Phillip Goodrum and Marcus Epps each added one for Lexington. Las Vegas Lights’ Arteaga received a yellow card in the 94th. Lexington moved to 1-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions; Las Vegas Lights dropped to 0-2 in both.