OCSC II 2023 Season Report
The conclusion of the 2023 USL Academy Season in early December officially spells the end of the calendar year for Orange County SC. With the senior team bowing out in the second round of the playoffs, the focus shifted to that of its academy team who were wrapping up their regular season at about the same time.
OCSC II Throttle Ventura County Fusion U20 Team
OC II Update and Match Analysis from their 2nd Home Game
The Orange County SC II team returned back to Irvine, California for only their second home game of the USL Academy season. This one comes nearly 2 months after that win against the Phoenix Rising Academy. The USL Academy schedule itself is weird this season as it is already halfway through the year and Orange County have spent all of it away from home. This means that the second half will largely be spent at home with only two road games with one of those being only in Ventura.
OC II put on a clinic in their home match against the Fusion which will be discussed in detail momentarily. However it is best that we recap Orange County’s four game trek across Southern California and Arizona. The first stop on their endeavor took them down to San Diego to face the SD Loyal Select. Orange County ended up dropping this one 3-4 as they surrendered a goal in the 90th minute in heartbreaking fashion. Goals in that match were scored by Adrian Diaz, Phoenix Watkins, and Jason Horton. However it was not enough as they fell to them in their first road game of the year.