MATCH PREVIEW: RGV FC LOOKS TO ELEVATE PAST TOP-RANKING COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS

Edinburg, Texas (May 4, 2022) –Rio Grande Valley FC (3-5-0) looks to elevate past Colorado Springs Switchbacks (7-1-0). The match will take place at Weidner Field on Thursday, May 5 at 8:00 p.m. CST. The action will be live nationally on ESPN+ .

HEAD-TO-HEAD (2022 Figures)

Rio Grande Valley FC (8 Games) – 8 goals, 23 shots on target. | 10 goals conceded | 2 clean sheets

Colorado Springs Switchbacks (8 Games) – 16 goals, 46 shots on target. | 6 goals conceded | 4 clean sheets

Rio Grande looks to shake off the blues after a home loss to Orange County SC on April 30^th to close out the month. Ricky Ruiz joined the goal scorer list for the club as he scored the lone goal in the 1-2 loss. In April the Toros went 2-2-0, while shuffling their thin roster.

RGV FC 2022 Season Goal Tracker: Frank Lopez (4) , Dylan Borczak (2) , Luka Malesevic (1) Ricky Ruiz (1)

Focus Points:

RGVFC:

Frank Lopez- The Cuban national is one appearance shy of hitting a milestone in his USL career. The scoring leader for RGV FC will officially appear in 100 matches in the USL if he makes a start or is subbed in this Thursday in Colorado. His four goals this season has kept the Toros hungry for more and his veteran leadership upfront are key in assisting young attackers, Dylan Borczak and Ricky Ruiz who have already scored this season.

COL:

Elvis Amoh – The stout attacker is all too familiar with Wilmer Cabrera and RGV FC. He appeared in 20 regular season matches and 2 playoff matches, scoring 11 total goals before parting ways with Rio Grande.

In the 2022 USL Championship season the striker has scored 2 goals in 8 appearances for the Switchbacks.

 Michee Ngalina – Leads Colorado Springs with 4 goals scored and poses just as much danger up front for RGV FC.  

Ngalina compliments well with forward Hadji Barry who has three goals of his own, adding to the threat factor.