Orange County at Real Monarchs SLC
May 4, 2018; Zions Bank Stadium
7:00 p.m. MT; RealMonarchs.com
Real Monarchs SLC (4-1-1, 13 points); Orange County SC (5-2-1, 16 points)
Players to Watch – Goalkeeper Andre Rawls has put forth multiple stellar performances for Orange County to help place them atop the Western Conference standings. Rawls has only allowed four goals this season with plenty of heroic saves on his résumé. Rawls has kept a clean sheet in five of his last six games, giving Orange County the best goal differential in the league with +10.
History – Orange County leads the all-time series of the two sides with a 4-2-1 record, but the last two matchups between the sides last season consisted of a 0-0 draw and a 1-0 Monarchs win.
Last Five – Orange County sits at the top of the West with 16 points, and a league high +10 goal differential. They have won five of their last six games having kept a shutout in all five of those wins. Their only loss in the last five matches came as a surprise from RGV Toros, a side that is currently three spots from the bottom of the table. Orange County has scored 12 goals in their last five games to go along with the shutouts having 3-0, 5-0, and 3-0 wins in three consecutive matches. The Monarchs will look to get their first win this season in Zions Bank Stadium against a resilient Orange County side on Friday, with hopes to take all three points and join them at the Western Conference summit.
