Week Ahead Preview
Abbreviated version
Apologies, but I'm fighting through the flu, and this version will be very brief
Birmingham Legion FC
Legion are on the road this week to face Orange County on Saturday at 9:00. OC will be without one of their midfielders, who was shown a red card last week. Birmingham is in must-win territory if they want to get into the playoffs.
Huntsville City FC
Huntsville will be on the road against Atlanta United 2 on Saturday at 6:30. HCFC will look to bounce back from last week's loss, and put together a strong performance against a team they should be expected to beat.
Scoreboard watching
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Birmingham needs to help themselves by winning against Orange County. They also need:
Rhode Island vs Charleston. Best result is a Rhode Island loss.
Loudon United vs Miami FC. Best result is a Miami loss.
Detroit City vs San Antonio. Best result is a Detroit loss.
North Carolina vs Hartford. Best result is a Hartford loss.
Indy Eleven vs Lousville. Best result is an Indy loss.
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Pittsburgh. Best result is a Tampa loss.
Other news
Lucca Dourado scored two goals for Forward Madison in a 3-0 win over Texoma. That gives him five goals and two assists since being loaned from Birmingham.
Ramiz Hamouda has been called up for U17 World Cup prep for the USYNT.
Matthew Corcoran has been called up for U20 World Cup prep for the USYNT.
Phanuel Kavita is on the provisional roster for Rwanda's upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
There's a significant chance that Legion will face Tulsa on September 6 without Hamouda and Kavita, two criticality important defenders.