USL Championship: Weekend report

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Sep 25, 2023

Eastern Conference:
• Mexican youth international Fidel Barajas, 17, scored two goals in the first half, the first brace of his pro career, to give Charleston a 2-1 victory over FC Tulsa that moved the Battery into second place. • Memphis 901 (4-2 over Tampa) and Louisville City (2-1 over Loudoun United) became the fourth and fifth teams to clinch playoff berths.
Top 3: 1. Pittsburgh 60 points. 2. Charleston 56. 3. Tampa Bay 54.

Western Conference:
• San Antonio FC clinched a playoff berth and moved within a point of leader Sac Republic FC when it beat Orange County SC 4-0 and Republic SC fell to Colorado Springs 2-0. Jorge Hernandez set an SAFC single-season record with his 10th assist, the most in the USL Championship.• San Diego moved into third place, tied on points with Phoenix and Orange County SC, when tied Las Vegas 1-1 after it beat Monterey Bay 3-2 in midweek.
Top 3: 1. Sac Republic FC 55 points. 2. San Antonio FC 54. 3. San Diego 47.



Results:
Saturday, September 23
Loudoun United 1 Louisville City 2
Pittsburgh 2 New Mexico United 1
Tampa Bay 2 Memphis 901 4
Charleston 2 FC Tulsa 1
Detroit City FC 3 Hartford 0
Colorado Springs 2 Sac Republic FC 0
San Antonio FC 4 Orange County SC 0
El Paso 1 Phoenix 1
Oakland 2 Monterey Bay FC 2
Saturday, September 24
Indy Eleven 0 Rio Grande Valley FC 1
San Diego 1 Las Vegas 1
Birmingham 0 Miami FC 2