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Val Teixeira, shown earlier this season, bagged one of the Harrisburg Heat's two scores in Thursday night's 33-5 loss at Rochester.

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At least the Harrisburg Heat won't need to journey back to upstate New York for another Major Arena Soccer League date this season.

Not to Syracuse.

And not to Rochester.

Joey Tavernese collected four finishes, while Mauricio Salles banked three goals and three assists as Doug Miller's Rochester Lancers hammered the Heat 33-5 before more than 5,100 fans Thursday night at Blue Cross Arena.

Luis Enrique added two goals and an assist for Rochester (9-9), which swept the four-game series with its Eastern Division playmates. The 33 points scored by the Lancers is the highest total conceded this season by the Heat.

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Chris Hall and Val Teixeira pocketed the lone scores for the Heat (1-16), which will close out its four-game road trip Saturday night at Baltimore.

Harrisburg has dropped its last four games.

Hard to believe this game was tied.

But when Hall connected with 7:47 gone in the opening quarter, Tarik Walker's Heat were parked in a 2-2 tie with the host Lancers. Five straight goals -- including a pair from Tavernese -- had Rochester up 12-2 at the halftime break.

Once Teixeira cashed in from 3-point range to open the third quarter, Miller's Lancers responded by collecting nine unanswered scores to close things out.

Three of those finishes came from beyond the 3-point line.

Marcelo Moreira collected the win in goal for Rochester, making six saves. Tim Mehl posted 10 stops for a Heat club that was outshot 25-8.

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