Get to know Crew 2’s MLS NEXT Pro Cup opponent St. Louis CITY2

The inaugural MLS NEXT Pro Cup will feature a first-time matchup. The top team in the Eastern Conference, Columbus Crew 2, and the top team in the Western Conference, St. Louis CITY2, will face off at Lower.com Field for the first time, with the MLS NEXT Pro Cup on the line.

Unless Crew 2 fans have watched much of the West this year, they won’ know much about St. Louis City. Here is everything you need to know about Crew 2’s opponent.

After finishing atop the Western Conference standings, St. Louis CITY2 had one player named to the MLS NEXT Pro Best XI team. That player is defender Kyle Hiebert, who has started in every game so St. Louis thus far this year.

St. Louis CITY did not come out of…