PITTSBURGH – The Charleston Battery will try to snap their first two-game losing streak of the season when they visit the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Wednesday night at Highmark Stadium, with the Hounds also looking to get back in the win column after three successive draws. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes
Current record: 5-7-7, 22pts
The Riverhounds played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night against the Rochester Rhinos to edge up into 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
The shutout was Trey Mitchell’s fifth of the season as he marked his return from injury with a two-save performance against the Rhinos.
The Riverhounds would move into the top eight in the Eastern Conference with a win on Wednesday night as they sit two points behind the eighth-place New York Red Bulls II.
Corey Hertzog leads the Riverhounds with six goals, but hasn’t found the net since scoring against Orlando City B on June 3.
Charleston Battery news and notes
Current record: 10-4-5, 35pts
The Battery suffered a second consecutive defeat on Saturday night as the Tampa Bay Rowdies won 2-0 at Al Lang Stadium.
The contest marked the second consecutive game Charleston was shut out, after scoring in every previous game this season.
The Battery were last held scoreless in back-to-back defeats in losses to Toronto FC II and the Rochester Rhinos on July 24-26, 2015.
Charleston will remain without USL leading scorer Romario Williams on Wednesday night as Jamaica takes on the United States in the Final of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup (9:45 p.m. ET | FS1, Univision).
Series Notes
Squads
Pittsburgh – GK: Keasel Broome, Trey Mitchell, Hunter Gilstrap; D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Shannon Gomez; M: Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick, Marshall Hollingsworth; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, Romeo Parkes
Charleston – GK: Alex Tambakis, Odisnel Cooper, Joe Kuzminski; D: Forrest Lasso, Taylor Mueller, Skylar Thomas, Quinton Griffith, Mikey Ambrose, Miles Robinson; M: Jarad van Schaik, Neveal Hackshaw, Ataulla Guerra, Lagos Kunga, Chris Goslin, Justin Portillo, Maikel Chang, Tah Brian Anunga, Kotaro Higashi, Ryan Arambula; F: Romario Williams, Heviel Cordoves, Ricky Garbanzo, Nico Rittmeyer, Jeffrey Otoo, Robbie Robinson
Discipline
Pittsburgh – None
Charleston – Accumulation warning: Romario Williams, Tah Brian Anunga
Officials
REF: CHARLES MURPHY
AR1: Gregory Irwin
AR2: Democratis Pashalidis
4TH: Ashly Smyda
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds
Charleston Battery – @Chas_Battery
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