http://charlestonbattery.com/matches_previews.asp?cid=524

The Charleston Battery heads to Antigua for a pair of USL PRO games this weekend. The Battery will play Antigua Barracuda twice at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium; the games are set for Friday and Sunday with both matches kicking off at 7:00 PM. The Battery (9-3) enters the games on the back of a 3-1 home win versus the Harrisburg City Islanders in a game played last Saturday night at Blackbaud Stadium.

Both games will be broadcast live on 1340 AM the official broadcast partner of the Charleston Battery with the pre-game match build-up starting at 6:45 PM.

Jose Cuevas, Navion Boyd and Ryan Richter all tallied as the Battery defeated Harrisburg on Saturday night. Boyd’s goal was his first for the Battery; he also recorded an assist on Cuevas’s goal.

The win kept the Battery in second position in the USL PRO standings five points adrift of the league-leading Orlando City Lions; the Battery has played one game fewer than Orlando.

The weekend games versus Antigua Barracuda will complete the four-game season series. The Battery defeated Antigua 4-0 on May 4 and 3-0 on June 15 in the first two matches with both games being played in Charleston.

Antigua’s last USL PRO match was a 2-0 defeat suffered versus Orlando City in Orlando on June 17.

Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra’s loan from Major League Soccer has been extended through the weekend so Dykstra will be available for selection in Antigua. Dykstra has played eleven games for the Battery in 2012 earning six shutouts and a GAA of 0.64.

The Battery’s next home game is on Friday July 6 versus the Charlotte Eagles at Blackbaud Stadium, Daniel Island.

Weather will be almost 15 degrees cooler there (~86) than here (100). Lucky bastards. In any event, although you typically think a win and a draw would be a great road trip....when you're chasing Orlando, you have to win every one to keep up, cause the fact of the matter is, after a season and a half, they've proven they're just not going to lose often. (I think it's 4 times in 37 matches which is freaking amazing). So, let's bag 6 pts. and keep the heat on. GO BATTERY!!

thanks to DC United for letting Andrew Dykstra make the trip, still having keeper problems, because Wando's Joseph Wichman got called up last Saturday for that night's game, as back up.

A bit of pregame from Antigua

http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/641055.html

Another story out of Antigua

http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=77161

taking about bit about the Barracuda being key in the development of the national team

the crowd looks sparse or is the stadium that big

Jose Cuevas scores in the 75th minute! 1-0

JC Mack scores in injury time to make it a 2-0 Battery win.

Good result. Orlando drew 2-2 tonight so it brings us within 3 points of first with a game in hand

Orlando drew against Pittsburgh Saturday as well (1-1) and Rochester lost to Harrisburg 2-1

A Battery win tonight over Antigua will bring the Battery within one point of first place with a game in hand over Orlando.

It will also stretch our lead over Rochester to 8 points with a game in hand over them as well!