COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC plays host to the LA Galaxy II on Friday night looking to rebound from the end of a three-game winning streak in its last outing and solidify a place in the top eight in the USL Western Conference. Kickoff at Weidner Field is set for 7 p.m. MT.

Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2wdqXZE | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2ojMfB4 | Broadcast: Comcast 900 (COS)

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC news and notes

• Current record: 9-9-6, 33pts

• The Switchbacks fell 2-0 to Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, ending a run of three consecutive victories.

• Colorado Springs had a chance to get back into the game after Real had been reduced to 10 men, but Masta Kacher’s penalty kick was saved by Monarchs goalkeeper Connor Sparrow with 13 minutes to go.

• The Switchbacks are 6-2-3 at home this season, and have gone 4-1-1 in their last six home outings.

• Switchbacks defender Josh Suggs leads the USL with 149 crosses this season, and has recorded 29 key passes.

LA Galaxy II news and notes

• Current record: 5-12-4, 19pts

• The Galaxy II fell 2-0 to Phoenix Rising FC in their last outing on August 5, keeping the side in 13th position in the USL Western Conference.

• Los Dos had gone on a four-game undefeated streak prior to the defeat, the longest such run of its 2017 season.

• Forward Justin Dhillon has been a bright spot for the side this season, with six goals in 17 appearances in his rookie season.

• The Galaxy II sit last in the USL with only 173 total shots this season, an average of 8.2 per game.

Series Notes

• The Switchbacks earned a 2-1 victory when the teams met on June 9, evening the all-time series between the teams at 3-3-1.

Squads

• Colorado Springs – GK: Moise Pouaty, Dan Jackson, John Berner, Justin Luthy; D: Josh Phillips, Pascal Eboussi, Josh Suggs, Davy Armstrong, Diego Gutierrez, Sean McFarlane, Kortne Ford, Conner Bevans, Jordan Burt; M: Luke Vercollone, Eddy Prugh, Damen Marcu, Rony Argueta, Jake Cawsey, Ricardo Perez, Taesong Kim; F: Jun Gyeong Park, Masta Kacher, Kevaughn Frater, Aaron King, Shane Malcolm, Jack Jones

• Los Angeles – GK: Clement Diop, Eric Lopez, Bennett Sneddon; D: Hugo Arellano, Jake Arteaga, Robert Castellanos, Bradley Diallo, Jean Engola, Ian Lonergan, Jeffrey Payeras, Leonardo Sepulveda, Nathan Smith, Tyler Turner; M: Miguel Aguilar, Alejandro Covarrubias, Ryo Fujii, Jonathan Hernandez, Bradford Jamieson IV, Ulysses Llanez, Raul Mendiola, Adrian Vera, Jaime Villarreal; F: Justin Dhillon, Jonah Estrada, Ariel Lassiter, Jack McBean, Ethan Zubak

Discipline

• Colorado Springs – Accumulation warning: Josh Phillips, Tae-Song Kim

• Los Angeles – None

Officials

• REF: KATJA KOROLEVA

• AR1: Chris Greer

• AR2: Jason Hampton

• 4TH: Oscar Arias Ochoa

Game hashtag:

• #COSvLA

Twitter social handles

• Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC – @SwitchbacksFC

• LA Galaxy II – @LAGalaxyII