The Swope Park Rangers will welcome a USL champion to Children’s Mercy Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village for the first time when Sacramento Republic FC step on the pitch at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday.
The matchup features the top two teams in the Western Conference from a year ago as Sacramento earned a first-place finish in the regular season campaign and the Rangers lifted the Western Conference Championship postseason trophy en route to reaching the USL Cup Final.