ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando City B will try to earn back-to-back victories when it welcomes the Charlotte Independence to Orlando City Stadium on Saturday night, with the Independence likely to welcome its leading player from 2016 back to the lineup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Matchcenter: http://bit.ly/2paqe3E | Tickets: http://bit.ly/2nJzqP2 | Broadcast: WCCB (CLT)
Orlando City B news and notes
Current record: 1-2-0, 3pts
OCB earned its first victory of the season on Tuesday night as it defeated Toronto FC II 3-1 at Orlando City Stadium.
Paul Clowes, Hadji Barry and Lewis Neal all recorded their first goals of the season in the victory, with Clowes’ goal his first since joining the club this offseason.
U.S. Youth National Team player Pierre Da Silva recorded a pair of assists in the contest, but will serve a suspension on Saturday after receiving a red card in the second half.
Saturday’s contest could see the OCB debut of Jordan Schweitzer, who recently made a pair of appearances for Canada U23 national team in Qatar.
Charlotte Independence news and notes
Current record: 0-1-0, 0pts
The Independence fell 2-0 to the Charleston Battery in their opening game of the season last Saturday night at Transamerica Field.
Charlotte held 62 percent of possession, but only recorded two shots on goals as tallies by Romario Williams and Forrest Lasso gave the visitors victory in the first Southern Derby of the season.
The Independence will welcome back 2016 USL Most Valuable Player finalist Enzo Martinez after he served a one-game suspension in their season opener.
Midfielder Jun Marques Davidson will also be available for selection after suspension, after having made 30 appearances in the regular-season and playoffs a year ago for the club.
Series Notes
Squads
Orlando – GK: Earl Edwards Jr., Jake Fenlason; D: Kevin Alston, Conor Donovan, Tommy Redding, Zach Ellis-Hayden, Jules Youmeni, David Norris, Scott Thomsen, Zach Carroll, Fernando Timbo, PC, Leonardo Pereira; M: Richie Laryea, Tony Rocha, Moussa Sane, Lewis Neal, Jordan Schweitzer, Paul Clowes, Austin Martz, Ryley Kraft, David Loera; F: Hadji Barry, Ben Polk, Albert Dikwa, Joe Gallardo, Michael Cox
Charlotte – GK: Cody Mizell, Kainoa Likewise, Kyle Renfro; D: Bilal Duckett, Henry Kalungi, Austin Yearwood, Joel Johnson, Luke Waechter, Jared Odenbeck, Dennis Castillo; M: Jun Marques Davidson, Zev Taublieb, David Estrada, Lewis Hilton, David Spies, Alex Martinez, Callum Ross, Jacob Bender; F: Casey Townsend, Enzo Martinez, Yann Ekra, Jorge Herrera
Discipline
Orlando – None
Charlotte – None
Officials
REF: ESTEBAN ROSANO
AR1: Corie Cox
AR2: Francesco Terranova
4TH: Chris Gruwell
Game hashtag:
Twitter social handles
Orlando City B – @OrlandoCityB
Charlotte Independence – @CLTIndependence