Dante Leverock and his Harrisburg City Islanders teammates scored twice in the opening half and held off the Pittsburgh Riverhounds for a 2-1 victory at Highmark Stadium in the Keystone Derby clash.
The match was originally scheduled for April 9th saw Leverock and Jose Barril each scored in the first half to lift the City Islanders. Pittsburgh captain Kevin Kerr put his side on the score sheet in the 60th minute for a long-awaited goal.
Harrisburg posted its second road win of the season and improved to 5-13-2 (17 points) overall. The Riverhounds ended a lengthy goalless stretch but dropped to 2-11-4 overall.
The three-game series wraps up on August 27th at Harrisburg’s FNB Field. The two sides played to a scoreless draw on July 4th at Highmark.
