PITTSBURGH – Louisville City FC will try to move back on top of the USL’s Eastern Conference on Friday night when it visits a Pittsburgh Riverhounds side that is looking to build on a big victory on the road in Wilmington in its last outing. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes

• Current record: 3-12-4, 13pts
• The Riverhounds broke a six-game winless streak on Saturday night as they romped to a 4-1 victory against Wilmington Hammerheads FC at Legion Stadium.
• Corey Hertzog had a goal and two assists for the Hounds to take sole possession of the club lead in both goals and assists this season.
• The four-goal performance was the best by the Riverhounds this season, and the club’s first since its memorable 6-5 victory against Harrisburg last season.
• Pittsburgh has recorded only 170 total shots this season, the fourth-fewest in the USL.

Louisville City FC news and notes

• Current record: 12-3-6, 42 points
• Louisville fell for a second consecutive contest last Saturday as Orlando City B rallied to take a 2-1 win at Slugger Field.
• The loss was only Louisville’s second on home turf this season, as OCB scored twice in stoppage time to grab all three points.
• City enters Friday’s game trailing the New York Red Bulls II by two points for first place in the USL’s Eastern Conference.
• Louisville sits third in the USL with 252 total shots, and fifth in the league with 106 shots on goal.

2016 Team leaders

• Goals: Pittsburgh – Corey Hertzog, 6; Louisville – Chandler Hoffman, 14
• Assists: Pittsburgh – Corey Hertzog, 3; Louisville – Kyle Smith, 6

Series Notes

• The two teams played to a 2-2 draw when they first met this season on April 27 at Slugger Field, as Conor Shanosky scored a late equalizer for City.

Officials

• REF: Henrik Karlsson
• AR1: Ross Kleinstuber
• AR2: Tyler Wyrostek
• 4TH: Maxwell Hartman

Game hashtag:

• #PGHvLOU

Twitter social handles

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds
• Louisville City FC – @LouCityFC