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What to Watch Around the USL: Week 15

July 29, 2021 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
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Republic FC returns home this weekend after claiming points in two matches on the road against Las Vegas Lights and Orange County. Mark Briggs' men will welcome New York Red Bulls II for the two clubs' first all-time meeting.

Aside from Sacramento's only meeting this season with an Atlantic Division opponent, a number of exciting matchups around the league will take place, from in-state rivalries to highly anticipated matchups between first place teams.

Pacific Division Update

It was an eventful weekend for the Pacific Division in Week 14, which continues to see four teams grapple for fourth place in the standings. After settling for a draw against the Indomitable Club Saturday and falling to Las Vegas Tuesday, Orange County comes north to take on Oakland Roots. San Diego, who fell 0-1 to Division leader Phoenix in their most recent fixture, will travel to take on Tacoma Defiance.

Phoenix added to their lead in the division with a 1-0 win over San Diego, and will take on Rio Grande Valley this weekend in an inter-division matchup between first place teams.

Phoenix Rising FC v Rio Grande Valley FC

A rare inter-division matchup between two first place clubs looking to widen leads in their respective divisions takes place on Saturday when Phoenix hosts Rio Grande Valley.

Phoenix enters the match on a roll, undefeated since a June 19 defeat at the hands of San Diego Loyal. With their win over San Diego last week, the Arizonian club now possesses the most points in the league with 29. They'll look to continue riding the dangerous scoring prowess of Solomon Asante, who comes into the weekend second in the Western Conference in Goals, Assists, and Shots taken.

Rio Grande Valley also enters the contest on a hot streak, as the Toros haven't lost since falling 1-2 to FC Tulsa on June 25. The club could find themselves in first place with a win, pending the result of El Paso Locomotive's Saturday meeting with Real Monarchs.

San Antonio FC v Austin Bold

The season's second meeting between Texas rivals certainly won't be action to miss.

The last meeting between the Texan clubs on July 3 was an interesting one, with Austin ending San Antonio's 18-match win streak at home by taking a 1-0 victory. San Antonio threatened their rivals all night, outshooting them 21-12, while a plethora of disciplinary actions were handed out including a red card to Austin's Sean Okoli.

San Antonio enters the match coming off two straight wins, defeating Colorado Springs 3-0 and taking down New Mexico 3-2 on July 17 and July 21. While undefeated since the two clubs last meeting on July 3, Austin will look to get back in the win column after a 1-1 draw with Rio Grande Valley.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Hartford Athletic

Another battle for the top spot in the standings will take place on the East coast Saturday, as Pittsburgh will play host to Hartford Athletic.

Riverhounds SC enters the match tied with Tampa Bay at the top of the Atlantic Division. Winners of two in a row, a victory on Saturday could put them in first place, and also add some much needed distance between them and third place Hartford.

Hartford Athletic will be looking to keep their momentum after getting back into the win column last weekend. After dropping a tough 1-3 result to Charlston Battery, they bounced back to take three points from a hot Miami team that had scored eight times across three consecutive victories.

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