June 18, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Louisville City FC News Release
Louisville City FC forward Jorge Gonzalez
(Louisville City FC, Credit: Andres Isaza)
Louisville City FC will stay on the road, traveling from an away game over the weekend at the Tampa Bay Rowdies straight to Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. kickoff against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.
CBS Sports Network will broadcast what is typically a tightly contested matchup from Highmark Stadium, where LouCity and Pittsburgh have played to scoreless draws the last two seasons. Plus, fans won’t have to change the channel to see Racing Louisville FC play Angel City FC at 10 p.m.
First-place LouCity (10-2-2, 32 points) enters off a rare loss, conceding a 92nd-minute goal against the Rowdies for just their second defeat of the year. Pittsburgh (3-6-5, 14 points) meanwhile is mired in an uncharacteristic 10th of 12 on the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference standings.
For LouCity, it’s often considered a positive to play on a quick turnaround from a defeat – the opportunity to quickly right a wrong. But the boys in purple exit a physical game at Tampa Bay, where the teams combined for 45 fouls in a hot, humid environment.
“Ideally, you’re able to do that at home,” coach Danny Cruz said of the schedule congestion, “but going on the road to Pittsburgh we know it’s going to be a battle. It always is. It’s going to be about recovery and then preparation in the video room making sure everyone’s clear about what we’re going to see.”
Wednesday marks the third meeting of the year between LouCity and Pittsburgh, who played in the preseason before seeing one another March 23 at Lynn Family Stadium. The boys in purple prevailed by a 3-1 score as part of their best-ever start to a season nearing its halfway point.
The Bob Lilley-led Riverhounds showed signs of improvement back on June 8 when holding the Charleston Battery to a scoreless draw away. Then came another setback over the weekend in the form of a 2-0 loss to the Hartford Athletic.
Follow along
– The game will air exclusively on CBS Sports Network. Fans can also listen in via ESPN Louisville’s AM 680/FM 105.7.
– For Starting XI and in-game updates, follow @loucityfc on Twitter. Also, find the club at louisvillecityfc on Instagram and Louisville City FC on Facebook.
Player availability report
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Brian Ownby (out)
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