FENTON, Mo. – Saint Louis FC will try to build on a big comeback victory in its last outing when it plays host to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis on Saturday night in a contest that will be crucial for both clubs in the race for the 2017 USL Cup Playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.
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Saint Louis FC news and notes
Current record: 7-9-5, 26pts
Saint Louis rallied to take a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rowdies last Sunday evening at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis for its second win in the past four games.
Seth Rudolph scored twice in the victory, while Konrad Plewa scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute as STLFC came back from a 3-2 halftime deficit.
Saint Louis is now five points out of eighth place in the USL Eastern Conference with 11 games remaining in its regular season.
Plewa is tied for third in the USL this season with 19 blocked shots, five behind Tulsa Roughnecks FC defender Modou Jadama.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds news and notes
Current record: 6-8-9, 27pts
The Riverhounds took a 3-0 victory against the Harrisburg City Islanders to claim the 2017 Keystone Derby Cup last Saturday night at FNB Field.
Chevaughn Walsh scored twice for Pittsburgh, and was named to the USL Team of the Week on Tuesday for his performance.
Riverhounds midfielder Kevin Kerr is sixth in the USL with 125 crosses this season, and has recorded 42 key passes this season.
Forward Corey Hertzog leads the Riverhounds with seven goals, and is second in the USL with 63 shots this season.
Series Notes
Squads
Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: Aedan Stanley, A.J. Cochran, Konrad Plewa, Austin Ledbetter, Matt Sheldon, Wes Charpie, Ryan Howe, Erick Cabalceta; M: Sebastian Dalgaard, Dragan Stojkov, Mats Bjurman, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Octavio Guzman, Max Alvarez, Tony Walls, Ivan Mirkovic, Emmanuel Appiah, Emir Alihodzic; F: Seth Rudolph, Christian Volesky, Milan Petosevic, Daniel Jackson, Tyler Feeley
Pittsburgh – GK: Trey Mitchell, Matthew Perrella; D: Shane Campbell, Jack Thompson, Taylor Washington, Ryan Adleye, Nick Thompson, Jamal Jack, Tobi Adewole, Ritchie Duffie, Gale Agbossoumonde, Lalas Abubakar, Shannon Gomez; M: Victor Souto, Maduabuchi Obinwa, Stephen Okai, Michael Green, Kevin Kerr, Danny Earls, Kenroy Howell, Ben Fitzpatrick, Marshall Hollingsworth; F: Chevaughn Walsh, Corey Hertzog, Kay Banjo, Romeo Parkes
Discipline
Saint Louis – None
Pittsburgh – Accumulation warning: Danny Earls
Officials
REF: LORANT VARGA
AR1: Brian Bauer
AR2: Luis Tribaldo
4TH: Matt Geringer
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Twitter social handles
Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds – @PghRiverhounds