SANDY, Utah – USL Western Conference-leader Real Monarchs SLC has the chance to equal the USL record for consecutive victories when it plays host to the Portland Timbers 2 on Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MT.

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Real Monarchs SLC news and notes

• Current record: 10-1-0, 30pts

• The Monarchs recorded their seventh consecutive victory with a 1-0 win against Orange County SC last Saturday at Orange County Great Park.

• Chandler Hoffman scored his seventh goal of the season in the opening minute of the game, and Connor Sparrow’s six-save shutout allowed it to stand as the winner as the Monarchs moved top of the Western Conference.

• Sparrow’s performance, which included a penalty kick save late in the first half, earned the goalkeeper a place on the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday.

• With a win, the Monarchs would equal the eight-game winning streak achieved by Orlando City SC in the 2014 USL regular season.

Portland Timbers 2 news and notes      

• Current record: 1-10-1, 4pts

• Portland fell 1-0 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 last Sunday afternoon at Providence Park, keeping the side at the bottom of the Western Conference.

• T2 is now winless in its last six outings, with the club’s only win of the season coming on April 22 against Sacramento Republic FC.

• Portland midfielder Andre Lewis (743) and defender Lamar Batista (620) are both among the top 10 players in the league for attempted passes this season, with Batista available again on Saturday after serving a one-game suspension for caution accumulation.

• T2’s Villyan Bijev is tied for sixth in the USL with 22 shots this season, and leads the team with three goals and 14 chances created.

Series Notes

• The teams split the regular-season series a year ago with one win apiece, leaving Portland with a 2-1-2 edge in the all-time series.

Squads

• Real Monarchs – GK: Connor Sparrow, Andrew Putna, Lalo Fernandez; D: Reagan Dunk, David Horst, Justin Schmidt, James Moberg, Max Lachowecki, Emilio Orozco, Michael Gallagher, Taylor Peay, Riggs Lennon; M: Omar Holness, Jose Hernandez, Charlie Adams, Nick Besler, Sebastian Velasquez, Karsten Hanlin, Jordan Allen; F: Ricardo Velazco, Andrew Brody, Daniel Haber, Chase Minter, Chandler Hoffman, Emmanuel Occran, Skyler Milne, Jonel Desire 

• Portland – GK: Wade Hamilton, Christian Herrera, Kendall McIntosh; D: Michael Amick, Lamar Batista, Kyle Bjornethun, Rennico Clarke, Alan Cruz, Marco Farfan, Harold Hanson, Shaquille Jimenez, Max Ornstil; M: Victor Arboleda, Villyan Bijev, Blake Bodily, Neco Brett, Russell Cicerone, Tomas Granitto, Andre Lewis, Terrell Lowe, Omar Mohamed, Jacob Montes, Jose Perez; F: Lucas Cini, Augustine Williams, Gio Calixtro

Discipline

• Real Monarchs – Suspended: Kyle Curinga

• Portland – Accumulation warning: Rennico Clarke

Officials

• REF: MALIK BADAWI

• AR1: Allen Pickett

• AR2: Karsten Gillwald

• 4TH: Trevor McDowell

Game hashtag:

• #SLCvPOR

Twitter social handles

• Real Monarchs SLC – @RealMonarchs

• Portland Timbers 2 – @TimbersFC2