Tonight, Atlanta United will compete in their third and final match of the 2017 Carolina Challenge Cup against the tournament hosts, Charleston Battery.
Atlanta heads into tonight's match coming off a thrilling 4-2 victory on Wednesday against the 2016 MLS Cup Champions, Seattle Sounders. As it stands, Columbus Crew sit in first place with four points, followed by Atlanta (three points), Charleston (two points) and Seattle (one point). Atlanta could be crowned champions of this year's tournament and bring home their first piece of hardware with a win over their USL affiliate tonight AND a loss or draw from Columbus against Seattle.