Not the road warriors Mad Max had in mind.

It’s hard to complain considering Tampa Bay often comes home with a point, but it is also disappointingly familiar watching the Rowdies lose a lead late in the game and settle for one point for the sixth time this year.

“It’s mixed emotions really,” Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell said. “Getting a point on the road is always good, but I’m disappointed we didn’t get all three because we played really, really well. We spoke before the game about the importance of getting a result and we got one. A point on the road is never bad, but it’s slightly disappointing we didn’t get all three.”

The Rowdies are on the cusp of a home playoff spot with two three remaining matches int eh regular season to go. Four teams sit in a position only six points behind Tampa Bay in search of the home playoff spot.

But a point did them some good, and it was a Wednesday afternoon make up game, which certainly threw a wrench in the gears of their usual midweek training schedule.

Positives shone through the negatives with a penalty goal from Georgi Hristov and Hunter “Gorskie Scoreski” Gorskie scored his third goal since joining the club four matches ago.

“It’s always tough (to not win,)” Gorskie said. “We’re disappointed not to get three points — especially when we had the lead twice — but that’s football. It’s part of the game. It’s good to get a point and we’ll play them again on Saturday.”

Frustration came in the way of lack of red cards shown to Bethlehem, most notably, goal scorer Cory Burke. Burke put an excessive tackle on Rowdies midfielder, Michael Nanchoff, who was carried off on a stretcher and an air cast around his ankle. No word on his condition as of time of publication.

the Rowdies remain in fourth place in the USL’s Eastern Conference, two points behind Charleston in third place and two points ahead of Rochester in fifth. Tampa Bay is three points out of second place with a game in hand.

A rematch of Wednesday will take place at Al Lang on Saturday night. Not saying there’s bad blood between the sides after Wednesday, but it’s safe to say this will be no friendly match with important points on the line.