On Tuesday, the Hereford Bulls opened their home schedule, winning their first game of the season 3-1 over the visiting Perry Hall Gators. Coming into the game, the visiting Gators were 0-2, losing their opening night game 4-0 on the road against C. Milton Wright. On Sept. 8, Perry Hall’s second loss came in a 1-0 loss at Dundalk. Hereford entered on 10 days of rest, having dropped a pair of games in a tournament on Sept. 5. The Bulls opened their season with a 3-2 loss against Harford Tech, and later that afternoon, fell 2-1 against the Bel Air Bobcats. The Bulls dominated possession early in the first half. 10 minutes in, Hereford took a corner kick, but a shot soon after was blocked by Perry Hall keeper Aiden Gutierrez. Over the next 15 minutes, the Gators’ offense gradually had more time of possession, but Hereford shut that down soon after. In the 21st minute, junior Ben Dull broke through Perry Hall’s defense on the left side of the field and quickly took a shot. The try looked to be heading out-of-bounds right but senior Ethan Costa tapped the ball into the net to put the Bulls ahead 1-0. Five minutes later, Hereford found themselves with another opportunity. Hereford’s No. 13 was streaking down the right side of the field before centering a ball to No. 9. After fighting through traffic, he set up Carlos Valdez to give Hereford a two goal lead. In the 29th minute, Perry Hall had their first real scoring chance on a long shot from 20 yards out, but the attempted header sailed over the net. In the 32nd, Hereford extended their lead to 3-0 as Valdez scored his second of the half, assisted by sophomore Landon Wood, from just a few feet in front of the goal. Less than a minute later, Gator senior Tommy Sowis sent a penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the net for Perry Hall’s first goal of the match and to make it a 3-1 game at halftime. The second half breezed past as neither team added anything to the scoreboard. Hereford came out of this one with the second straight win of the season, defeating Perry Hall 3-1. Later in the week, the Bulls won another pair of games, taking down Winters Mill 3-0 at home and Towson 2-1 on the road. The Gators haven’t played since their game at Hereford. Hereford, now with a winning record, will look to keep the momentum going on Tuesday at home against the Boys Latin Lakers, while Perry Hall, now 0-3, searches for their first win of the fall on the road Tuesday against the Parkville Knights.