USL Week 9 Preview: Spotlight Matches and How To Watch

USL Week 9: League Blitzes 2d Round of Open Cup

Sixteen USL teams swarmed into the 3d round of the US Open Cup last week. MLS sides wait in the wings however with the top-flight league set to enter in Round 4. Meanwhile all of the added minutes played by conference leaders might be just the thing to give some mid-table clubs an opportunity to gain ground in league play.

Here’s a closer look at a couple of this weekend’s match-ups which could give one or more teams exactly that chance.

Rio Grande Valley FC (H) v. LA Galaxy II

Last Time Out: San Antonio continue to set a torrid pace at the top of the Western Conference table. The club remains undefeated in 2017 with 23 points on 9 matches played.…