HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Franklin McIntosh returned to the scene of his greatest crimes against Baltimore, and did to his former Harrisburg Heat team what he once did to the Spirit.
In his first game against Harrisburg since he was traded to the Spirit Dec. 1, McIntosh had six assists, although no goals, in Baltimore's 18-15 triumph before 6,080 at the State Farm Show Arena.
That raised his National Professional Soccer League record for career points to 758. He had 70 in 15 games against the Spirit over two seasons.
"Franklin did a great job setting up people," Spirit coach Dave MacWilliams said. "We played as a team, disciplined."
Jon Parry scored two goals within a minute in the fourth quarter to bring the Spirit from three points behind to a 16-15 advantage.
The Spirit had lost seven straight to Harrisburg, including four in a row here. The Spirit's only win here in 10 meetings was a year ago inovertime.
The score was tied twice, at 10 and 12, in the third quarter. Four unanswered goals, good for seven points, in a four-minute stretch in the third quarter brought Harrisburg from five points behind to a 12-10 lead.
The fourth quarter was spiced by a fight between the Spirit's Tim Wittman and Harrisburg's Danny Kelly. Wittman was ejected and Kelly was assessed unsportsmanlike and misconduct penalties. Under NPSL rules, Wittman will be suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount.
McIntosh said he was still a bit rusty.
"I'm still trying to get into shape," said McIntosh, who has played three games for the Spirit but hadn't played serious soccer before that since last season.
"I have no problem passing, but in trying to explode past people to score, I'm still a step slow."
McIntosh, in the unlikely event Harrisburg fans wouldn't recognize him, came out for pre-game warm-ups in a blue sweat shirt, while his new teammates wore their red game jerseys. The few fans already in the stands were quiet.
When the players were introduced, McIntosh received by far the most enthusiastic greeting among the Spirit players. Barely a minute into the game, he assisted on Omid Namazi's goal.
The biggest roar of the first half came when McIntosh received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following an altercation with Manny Oudin. That led to a power-play goal by David Bascome (five goals).