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Battery Host Louisville in Top-of-the-Standings Clash on Saturday

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2 years ago

April 21, 2023

By: Battery Media

The Charleston Battery are set to host Louisville City FC on Sat., April 22, at Patriots Point, kicking off at 7:30 pm. The Saturday night clash will pit the No. 1 (Charleston) and No. 2 (Louisville) teams in the Eastern Conference against each other, right in the confines of the Lowcountry.

The Battery gave the eventual USL Championship Final runners-up a tough test the last time Louisville visited South Carolina in a 1-1 draw in April 2022. Louisville hold an edge in the series in the past six meetings, with a 3W-1L-2D record against the Black and Yellow. The hosts will look to turn the tide in the series on Saturday.

Charleston enter Saturday’s contest after completing an undefeated spell of four wins in 12 days to start April. The exhaustive stretch ended with road matches at Tampa Bay and at Tulsa, which the Battery won 1-2 in both. The Black and Yellow now sit atop the Eastern Conference standings with a 4W-0L-2D record (14 pts) and will aim to hold their spot through the weekend’s round of action.

Louisville arrive in the Lowcountry looking to reclaim their status as the top team in the conference. The perennial powerhouse club has won back-to-back matches and most recently downed the defending champions, San Antonio FC, who bested them last November in the USL Championship Final, winning 1-0 at home on Saturday. Louisville currently hold a 4W-2L-0D record (12 pts).

Saturday’s contest will be a battle of strengths, Charleston are tied for the most goals scored in the league while Louisville have the second-most clean sheets so far this season.

Wilson Harris is a player to keep an eye on for Louisville. The forward leads Louisville with two goals in three appearances, including the match-winner against San Antonio in the last match.

Trey Muse is one to watch for Charleston. The shot-stopper put on an admirable showing against Tulsa by tallying a season-high six saves, with four on shots inside the box, to preserve the Battery’s victory. Additionally, Muse is a native of Louisville and will have a chance to go up against his hometown’s club.

Saturday could feature representation from the USMNT, as Louisville’s Joshua Wynder will be fresh from the senior national team’s camp in the week leading up to the game.

The Battery are off to their best start to a season since 2015, when the club went undefeated through seven matches, and will look to match that mark this weekend.

The match on Saturday will be the 16th all-time meeting between Louisville and Charleston.