A brutal summer heat wave was not enough to force the Washington Spirit to alter their preparations for tomorrow night’s game against the Houston Dash. It’s been so hot out that the game’s kickoff time has been pushed back to 8:00pm. Today’s post-training interviews weren’t immune, as Burke greeted the media under the shade of trees at one end of the Maryland SoccerPlex’s stadium rather than standing out in the sun.
While the rest of the NWSL got to play last week, Washington is coming off of a bye, and according to head coach Richie Burke, the time off did his squad some good.