The Orlando Pride are now winless in three games, and without a late own goal by Racing Louisville, would have been swept in the season series by the Kentucky-based side. Making things even worse were the two missed penalties Orlando had, giving the Pride ample opportunity to take all three points at home. Unfortunately, the hosts politely declined two of those points.

We looked back at our score predictions, broke down the key points from the game, and made our selections for Player of the Match. It wasn't an easy decision.

This week's mailbagbox was huge! Our listeners wanted to know about the Pride's offense, our memories from the first day of school, NWSL officiating, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We'd also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we'll find them easily and read them on the show.

Finally, we previewed the Pride's battle Saturday at the Kansas City Current. The match will not have an effect on first place as it has in the past few meetings, but it's an important opportunity for Orlando to make a statement if the Pride are not going to roll over and let some other team claim all the trophies this season. We break down the matchup, provide our key matchups, and make our final score predictions.

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Here’s how Episode 96 went down:

0:15 – The Pride can't score from the penalty spot and required help from Racing Louisville to grab a point.

14:55 - The mailbagbox is supersized this week!

41:38 - The Pride head west to take on the NWSL's top team.