Louisville City FC defender Jimmy Ockford is more than ready to play a role in the USL Championship semifinal against the Tampa Bay Rowdies tonight. With an opportunity to host the USL final if victorious, Louisville City will rely on its experience of playing in its sixth consecutive conference final and on the Pennsbury High School graduate to stifle the talented Tampa Bay attack.
“It’s exciting,” Ockford said this week ahead of the semifinal. “I’m a little nervous. We’ve played a lot of the same teams in the condensed season, so it’s nice to be playing at home where even at 23% capacity, it still sounds like a full stadium.