In the past week with wins against Louisville City FC and Detroit City FC, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC extended its undefeated streak to 13 games.

It’s the longest such streak the club has achieved in the USL Championship era, surpassing the 11-game run the club made four years ago in its most successful regular season of the past decade.

There’s still one more mark out there for the Hounds to achieve, however. How far back do you have to go to find a longer undefeated streak in Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC history?

Try 19 years.

In 2004, in the simply named USL Pro Soccer League – sitting at the Division III level – the side went 15 games without defeat and finished on top of the Atlantic Division of the 12-team league. The playoffs – as they have so often – didn’t quite work out as the gloriously named Utah Blitzz ended the Hounds’ run in the semifinals before claiming the title that season.

This is a different era, though, and one in which the Hounds are following the same formula as they always have under Head Coach Bob Lilley. Be solid defensively – they’re now tied for fewest goals conceded in the league and have four consecutive shutouts – and difficult to beat – two losses in 20 games, check – and find enough goalscoring to make a difference.

Albert Dikwa’s return to the lineup is a major boost in that regard, with his 10th goal of the season against LouCity putting Cameroonian tied for the league lead. Edward Kizza banged in his first goal since May against DCFC on Saturday, meanwhile, staking the side to an early lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

“Against Louisville, we didn’t start off good,” said Kizza. “It took us at least 20 minutes to get into the game. So today, putting pressure on and getting a goal after eight minutes against a very physical team gave us a great boost.”