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1. Rising to the Top
Western Conference leaders Sporting Kansas City (7-4-4, 25 points) will look to extend their club-record 16-game home unbeaten streak this Saturday when they face the Montreal Impact (4-4-4, 16 points) at 7 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest. Tickets for the interconference battle are available at SeatGeek.