CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Charleston Battery will look for their third consecutive victory to start the season when they play host to a Pittsburgh Riverhounds side that is seeking its first win of the new term on Saturday night. Kickoff at MUSC Health Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET.

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Charleston Battery news and notes

• Current record: 2-0-0, 6pts

• The Charleston Battery recorded their second consecutive win last Saturday night when they took a 2-0 victory against the Charlotte Independence at Transamerica Field.

• Romario Williams scored the opening goal, and Forrest Lasso notched his second in as many games to give the visitors victory.

• Lasso scored once goal in the 2016 USL regular season, but has connected twice with Justin Portillo set piece deliveries in the new season.

• This is the second time the Battery have won their opening two games of the season in the past three years. In 2015 the side started 5-0-2 – including a 3-1 home win against Pittsburgh – before suffering its first loss of the season.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes

• Current record: 0-1-1, 1pt

• The Riverhounds fell 1-0 to FC Cincinnati last Saturday as Gale Abbossoumonde’s first half red card saw the side unable to hold on for a second consecutive draw at Highmark Stadium.

• Pittsburgh announced on Thursday it had acquired 2016 PDL  Defender of the Year Lalas Abubakar on  loan from its MLS partner Columbus Crew SC to potentially provide cover.

• The Riverhounds are currently last in the USL with a 64 percent passing completion percentage, but the side has recorded a 31.3 percent success rate on its crosses this season.

• Pittsburgh faces a busy upcoming week, with a midweek clash against Saint Louis FC at Highmark Stadium being followed by a visit to the Charlotte Independence next Saturday night.

Series Notes

• Charleston went 1-0-1 against the Riverhounds a season ago, and is 12-5-10 all-time against Pittsburgh since the club’s first met in 1999.

Squads

• Charleston – GK: Alex Tambakis, Odisnel Cooper, Joe Kuzminski; D: Forrest Lasso, Taylor Mueller, Skylar Thomas, Quinton Griffith,  Mikey Ambrose; M: Neveal Hackshaw, Ataulla Guerra, Dante Marini, Justin Portillo, Maikel Chang,  Tah Brian Anunga, Kotaro Higashi, Ryan Arambula; F: Romario Williams, Heviel Cordoves, Ricky Garbanzo,  Nico Rittmeyer, Jeffrey Otoo, Robbie Robinson

• Pittsburgh – GK: Keasel Broome, Trey Mitchell; D: Shane Campbell, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Richie Balchan, Lalas Abubakar; M: Jack Thompson, Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, DeVaughn Elliott, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick, Ben Swanson, Marshall Hollingsworth; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, John Manga

Discipline

• Charleston – Suspended: O’Brian Woodbine

• Pittsburgh – Suspended: Danny Earls, Gale Agbossoumonde

Officials

• REF: ALEKSANDER ZHELYAZKOV

• AR1: Wilmer Soriano

• AR2: James Felluca

• 4TH: Jack Schultz

Game hashtag:

• #CHSvPGH

Twitter social handles

• Charleston Battery – @Chas_Battery

• Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds