For perhaps the first time all season, the Washington Spirit are approaching good health. Mallory Pugh is off the injury report and expected to play some part against Seattle Reign FC today, while Rose Lavelle looked sharp with the USWNT mid-week. That’s huge, because the Spirit will need to be at their very best to knock off one of the NWSL’s top teams.
The Spirit are also battling history in this one. Washington’s record in Seattle speaks for itself: 1W-1D-8L all-time, and they’ve taken just 1 point from 8 games at Memorial Stadium.