Revamped Divisons Make For A Tough Road Ahead

With the removal of three teams from USL PRO, the International Division has been removed.  Since Antigua Barracuda FC(6-4-0) and the Los Angeles Blues(4-2-2) have been moved to another division, in order to fix the fixture layout, the American Division just got even tougher.  With a 6-4-0 record Antigua jump straight into second place, right behind the still undefeated Richmond Kickers.

The Wilmington Hammerheads currently sit in 5th place of the American Division, but they've only played four games.   Their record is 3-1-0 and they are averaging 2.0 goals per game, while only giving up 1.0 goals per game. The Hammerheads and Harrisburg City Islanders have played the least amount of games so far.  Antigua Barracuda has played ten games and 3 other teams have played eight.

If the Hammerheads are victorious today over the always talented Charleston Battery, they will jump ahead of them into fourth place of the ever so competitive American Division.

Injury Update
Chris Spendlove - Doubtful
Jamie Scope - Doubtful
Richard Jata - Questionable

Jata has been out for the last two weeks with a shin/knee contusion.  The extent of the injury is uncertain at this point, but while practicing a bit here and there, he has struggled to get back to 100 percent. I'm fairly confident Jata will sit out again for today's match and not sure at what point in the season he'll make his return.

Key Additions
With Jata sitting out the last two weeks, Chris Banks has stepped up to give the Hammerheads an extra attacking weapon. He notched two goals in last weeks' win and I'm looking for him to step it up again to help keep their undefeated streak at home alive.

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