Columbia, MD - The Howard CC Dragons were put to the test by a strong Roxbury CC Tigers team, but were able to emerge victorious 4-2.

Roxbury was able to strike first in the 40th minute against the run of play, but Howard answered back less than a minute later as a Joebel Gray (/Arundel) through ball found Mahmoud Mansour (Laurel, MD/Home School) for this third goal of the season.

The Dragons continued to fire strong early in the second half as Jeffrey Fuentes was taken down in the box drawing a red card and a penalty kick which Jason Fuentes (/Hammond) scored to give Howard the 2-1 lead. Abdoul Camara (/High Point) scored on a fast break in the 61st minute for his sixth of the season to double the Howard lead.

After Roxbury scored to pull one back, the Dragons got a big insurance goal as Boubacar Sissoko (/High Point) tapped in the cross by Jeffrey Fuentes for his first of the season to close out the game for Howard against 10-man Roxbury.

The Dragons will next travel to Allegany on Thursday, September 29 to take on Allegany at 4 PM.