Phoenix Rising vs. Orange County SC - Tune in to ESPN2 Tonight at 6 PM

July 17, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Phoenix Rising FC News Release

Phoenix Rising traveled to Irvine, California, on Wednesday, in preparation of tonight's tilt vs. Orange County SC on ESPN2 (6PM). This is Phoenix's first road match of the 2020 season presented by Equality Health. Last season, the club went 11-2-3 away from Casino Arizona Field on its way to winning the Regular Season Title.

Rising is 2-0-0 on the season having outscored its first two opponents, 10-1. The club remains in second place of Group B behind San Diego Loyal, who traveled north to Salt Lake City last weekend to defeat Real Monarchs SLC, 1-0. Loyal SC is 2-0-1 with seven points, one point ahead of Phoenix (2-0-0, 6PTS).

This will be Orange County's first match back since the COVID-19 suspension. Orange County (0-0-1, 1PT) sits in fifth place of Group B after drawing 0-0, vs. El Paso on March 6. The match will be the 20th regular-season match between the clubs. Rising holds a two-game lead in the series with a record of 8-6-5.

The last meeting between these clubs produced a 3-0 win at Casino Arizona Field on June 15 for Rising, who finished the match with a 57.4 percent advantage in possession. Joey Calistri netted his first goal in a Rising uniform that game. He scored in the 17th minute on a goal set up by Asante and Adam Jahn. Asante accounted for the third goal of the match, just after halftime and Rising finished the match with an 11-7 edge in shots.

The clubs' last meeting in California finished 2-1 in favor of Orange County on May 4, 2019. Harry Forrester drew a penalty for Orange County in that match. Aodhan Quinn slotted home the spot kick that gave OCSC the lead in the 28th minute and Michael Seaton made it 2-0 in the 57th minute after scoring within 30 seconds of subbing into the game. Jahn scored for Phoenix in the 70th minute, with a header off a free kick on the edge of the box, to make it a 2-1 final.

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