Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Charleston Battery 2nd with 62 points, Phoenix Rising 6th with 40, 22 apart. Recent form told a different story for Charleston Battery: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Charleston Battery 2.07 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Phoenix Rising 1.6 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.35.
Phoenix Rising carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,113. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Charleston Battery led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.




