Trending upward as the final month of the USL Championship regular season commences, Sporting Kansas City II (4-5-1, 13 points) will travel east to battle cross-state rivals Saint Louis FC (4-3-3, 15 points) in a pivotal Group E matchup on Friday at 7 p.m. CT inside West Community Stadium. The contest will stream live on ESPN Plus and @SportingKCII will provide additional in-game updates on Twitter.
Led by third-year head coach and former MLS midfielder Paulo Nagamura, Sporting Kansas City II has collected consecutive wins over Oklahoma opponents and moved within four points of the second and final playoff spot in Group E.