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RailHawks get first win of the month

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The Carolina RailHawks (15-4-3) got their first win of the month with a 2-0 home victory Saturday night in Cary.

The victory keeps the team six points clear of second-place Puerto Rico (13-5-5), which also won Saturday, with just six games left in the season.

"We were desperate for a win," Etienne Barbara said. "We had a 15-16 point leads at one point and lost half of it in two and a half weeks.

"It's like an alarm clock and wake up call. Otherwise we were going to lose what we built in the beginning. It would be a shame if we didn't win the championship right now."

Barbara's league-leading 17th goal of the season in the 31st minute, after he was taken down in the box by a Strikers (6-6-10) player, gave Carolina a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.

In the second half, forward Pablo Campos' through ball found a streaking Matt Watson. Watson was set up for a one-on-one with the Fort Lauderdale goalkeeper, and slotted the ball into the bottom left corner for a 2-0 RailHawks lead in the 57th minute.

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