The four-game road trip began on Saturday for New York City FC with a stop in North Carolina to take on Charlotte FC. The players knew they had a steep challenge ahead of them despite being ahead in the standings of the other blue side. But before the match, the Pigeons only won once against the Crown, and that was at home. Sadly, that remained true once the final whistle blew, for they lost 2-0.
Notably, the Boys in Blue switched up the Starting XI compared to the win against Toronto FC.