Reign Report: A battle at the top

On Saturday afternoon, Seattle Reign FC host their final regular season home match of 2018 — facing off against the top-ranked North Carolina Courage. This is the final of three meetings between the two clubs this season. A depleted Reign FC squad fell 1-0 to the Courage during a mid-week match on the road in April, and the team fell apart in the second half to fall 4-1 to the Courage in June.

North Carolina currently sits in first place — and secured the NWSL Shield three weeks ago — with a record of 16-1-5 (53 points in 22 games played; 2.4 ppg) while Reign FC are in second with a record of 11-4-7 (40 points in 22 games played; 1.8 ppg). The last time out, North Carolina had its match…