Battery Host Hartford at Patriots Point on Saturday

By: Battery Media

The Charleston Battery are set to host Hartford Athletic on Sat., April 8, in the next league match. Kickoff at Patriots Point is at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday’s contest will be the ninth meeting between the two East Coast clubs. The Battery lead the all-time series with a record of 5W-3L-0D over the Athletic. Since 2021, the home team has been victorious in each match.

In the last meeting between Charleston and Hartford at Patriots Point, the Black and Yellow triumphed 3-1 over the visitors. Augi Williams bagged a brace in the night to seal the victory.

Hartford enter this weekend looking to improve upon a bumpy start in USL Championship play, possessing a 0W-2L-2D record that has them placed 10th in the Eastern Conference table. Most recently, however, Hartford defeated Lansdowne Yonkers FC, 3-0, in the U.S. Open Cup. Elvis Amoh scored all the goals for Hartford and grabbed the second hat trick in the club’s history.

Charleston will aim to build on their strong start to 2023, undefeated through four contests. The Battery return to league action after a bye week in Week 4. In their last league match, Charleston defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3-0, in Week 3. The Black and Yellow advanced to the Third Round of the Open Cup last Tuesday thanks to goals from Robbie Crawford, Augi Williams, Tristan Trager and Nick Markanich in a 4-1 over Savannah Clovers FC.

There is a pair of familiar faces going against their former clubs on Saturday, as Hartford’s Matt Sheldon returns to his former home of 2022 and Charleston’s Derek Dodson takes on the team of his rookie season in 2021.

Elvis Amoh and Prince Saydee are the ones to watch for the visitors as they have been Hartford’s main attacking threats, each netting twice in USLC play.

Nick Markanich is a player to keep an eye on for the Battery. After a strong, but scoreless, start to his first Battery season, Markanich has two goals and one assist in his last 123 minutes of action across all competitions.

Head Coach Ben Pirmann will be unavailable for Saturday’s match as he serves a one-game suspension for a red card issued during the Tampa Bay match.

The Battery welcome the return of five members who were out on international duty in Week 3: AJ Paterson, Benji Ettienne, Deklan Wynne, Leland Archer and Jesse Randall. Randall is one of the Battery’s newest signings and could make his club debut on Saturday.

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