Orange County SC was back at home this week with something to prove as they battled Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Their huge victory proved to both fans and the rest of the league that we are still in the playoff race.
When the team needed him the most, Ethan Zubak went and scored four goals in his last four games. When the team needed him most, Colin Shutler held a shutout in his last three games. I can name a few more players but the point is made.
It's all still to play for... but the intensity for both sides is about to increase. Phoenix visits Orange County on Wednesday night as both sides look to cement a spot in the 2024 USL Playoffs.
OC might have turned a corner with the win against Rhode Island, but they need to win Saturday against Monterey to keep in touch with the playoff places.
With some new tactics and a 16-year-old in the starting lineup, Danny Stone finally ended the month-and-a-half victory drought this last weekend when Orange County SC hosted the Eastern Conference newbies, Rhode Island FC.
"The Kings of Draws," Rhode Island FC come to The Champ for their first ever match against Orange County Soccer Club. In a tale of two wildly different seasons, both are looking to cement a place in the playoff places.
Orange County scored, and scored twice at that. But it wasn't enough to hold off Las Vegas, and OC have slipped out of the playoff positions for the first time in 2024.
