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The Current, Pride, and Spirit all won, which rekindled feelings of 2024. Louisville won again, which brought on feelings that are, well, unprecedented. Let’s have a look:
Cream of the Crop
Kansas City Current (9-2-0, 27 pts; @ Gotham, 1-0): Another week, another win. It wasn’t a masterpiece by any means, but they did keep up a trend of starting quickly by pouncing on early mistakes. Vanessa DiBernardo celebrated her 200th NWSL appearance by scoring—on her own team, on an ill-fated effort to clear a late cross. Lo’eau LaBonta joined Debinha among the injured, and they benefited from two goals being called back on marginal decisions. But…another week, another win.
Forming a solid next pack?
Orlando Pride (6-3-1, 19 pts; vs Dash, 1-0): It looked like the Pride were going to be held at home on another difficult day trying to score goals, and then Cory Dyke got on the end of a rebound and snagged the extra two points for the defending champs. They did some squad…
