Monterey Bay F.C. Hosts Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Cinco de Mayo Night at Cardinale Stadium

SEASIDE, California (Thursday, May 4, 2023) – Monterey Bay F.C. (3-2-3, 12 points) returns to action against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-2-4, 10 points) on Friday at 7 p.m. PT for Cinco de Mayo Night at Cardinale Stadium in Week 9 of the 2023 USL Championship regular season, presented by Taylor Farms. Friday’s match will be broadcast locally via KION on FOX 35 (46.2 over the air, 35 Dish, 47 DirecTV and 3/702 HD Xfinity), with live streaming available on ESPN+.

Currently unbeaten in its last six matches in all competitions dating back to April 5, Monterey Bay F.C. comes into the match against Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC off the heels of a surprisingly scoreless result at home that yielded the Club’s first clean sheet of the season in USL Championship league play. Friday’s matchup between the Union and the Riverhounds will be the first-ever matchup between the two interconference opponents, and will also mark Alex Dixon’s first match against the side he spent the 2021-2022 seasons with. Overall, Monterey Bay enters the weekend in sixth place in the Western Conference with hopes of climbing the table with three points at home.

“I’ve never played against Pittsburgh, but you hear a lot of stuff about them. So I think it’s going to be a tough game, a 90 minute battle,” said Monterey Bay F.C. defender Grant Robinson. “We’re all really looking forward to it. I think there was a bit of a letdown from this past weekend. We didn’t come out and show ourselves the way we had been showing the five games leading up to that, so we’re going to really be looking to bounce back. We’re going to come out quick and flying and create some excitement this weekend. It’s going to be a good one for sure.”

Monterey Bay F.C. vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Cardinale Stadium; Seaside, California
Friday, May 5, 2023; 7:00 p.m. PT

Access MBvPIT Match Notes
The Adobe PDF version of the 2023 Match Guide in advance of Friday’s contest between Monterey Bay F.C. and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Steven Vargo in MBFC Communications via email at steven@montereybayfc.com.

FiveThirtyEight Predictor
MBFC 37%, PIT 33%, Draw 30%

2023 Records
Monterey Bay F.C. (3-2-3, 12 pts, 6th West); Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-2-4, 10 pts, 5th East)