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USL League Two Power Rankings: June 14

By USLLeagueTwo.com Staff, 06/14/24, 5:00PM EDT

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Seacoast United Phantoms come out on top of Northeast gauntlet

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13 Ocean City Nor’Easters 9 Peoria City

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1 Seacoast United Phantoms
(6-0-0)
Next match: vs Boston Bolts, 6 pm ET, 6/18		 2
Last Week:
3		 One of two spotless teams, and the winner of the gauntlet in the Northeast Division, they have the clearest case as the best team in the league. Will they be stopped at any point?
2 Asheville City SC
(5-0-1)
Next match: vs Birmingham Legion FC 2, 7:30 pm ET, 6/15		 3
Last Week:
5		 A scoreless draw against Dothan United in their most recent match, and yet, it’s hard to overstate how special this Asheville City SC team looks. The Blues have only conceded three goals all season, and before Saturday, had never gone a game without scoring at least three.
3 Ocean City Nor’Easters
(5-0-0)
Next match: @ Philadelphia Lone Star FC, 7 p.m. ET, 6/15
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Last Week:
15		 The second spotless team in the league, the Nor’Easters have conceded only two goals all season and haven’t had any danger in their matches this season except for a nervy couple minutes after West Chester SC cut the lead in half in the 76th minute this past week. The Nor’Easters are rolling.
4 Ventura County Fusion
(5-0-1)
Next match: vs AMSG FC, 7 pm PT, 6/14
Last Week:
Not Ranked		 The 2022 champions are rolling under Keith Costigan. They conceded 14 unanswered goals to begin the season, including a scoreless draw with FC Tucson, and an 8-goal thriller against Coachella FC on the road this past week keeps them atop the Southwest Division.
5 Ballard FC
(3-1-1)
Next match: @ Lane United FC, 7 pm PT, 6/14		 4
Last Week:
1		 Tacoma Stars have the number of the Bridges. A late penalty for a handball violation gave Tacoma Stars all three points in Seattle, and the defending champions are no longer in control of the Northwest. The clubs don’t see each other again all season – it’ll now be about how they compete against all the other teams.
6 Lionsbridge FC
(5-1-0)
Next match: vs NoVa FC, 7 pm ET, 6/15		 1
Last Week:
7		 Two critical road wins against good teams in a row have the Bridge where they want to be. They’ll be defending their home pitch for all but one match the rest of the season – and with a two-point advantage over rivals Virginia Beach United.
7 Hudson Valley Hammers
(5-0-1)
Next match: @ FC Motown STA, 7:30 pm ET, 6/15		 7
Last Week:
14		 The only team this season to interrupt the Long Island Rough Riders, the Hammers are in good form. They’ll be disappointed with their recent draw that required a last-minute rescue, but they’ll be thrilled with Israel Neto’s continued form.
8 Western Mass Pioneers
(5-1-0)
Next match: @ Vermont Green FC, 7 pm ET, 6/15		 6
Last Week:
2		 The upcoming match against Vermont Green FC on Saturday will draw the line in the sand for the Northeast Division. Who joins Seacoast United Phantoms as contenders in the division? The Pioneers will hope it’s them.
9 Long Island Rough Riders
(4-1-0)
Next match: @ Morris Elite SC, 3 pm ET, 6/15		 3
Last Week:
6		 Faltering against Hudson Valley Hammers, a strong 2-0 win over Manhattan SC was what they needed to bounce back. The Rough Riders are no longer in control of the Metro, so they’ll need some assistance from the club that’s just beaten them.
10 Little Rock Rangers
(5-0-1)
Next match @ LA Krewe, 7 pm CT, 6/15		 3
Last Week:
13		 Not a single goal conceded so far this season, and the Rangers will be proud of that. They’ll want more than eight goals scored, but they can’t lose if the other team can’t score, and that will translate to the playoffs.
11 Vermont Green FC
(5-1-1)
Next match: vs Western Mass Pioneers – 7 pm ET, 6/15		 3
Last Week:
8		 A crushing loss to Seacoast United FC, and now two of the most prolific goalscorers in the league – Alec Hughes and Yaniv Bazini – must do battle at Virtue Field.
12 Tacoma Stars
(4-0-2)
Next match: @ West Seattle Junction FC, 2 pm PT, 6/16		 Last Week:
Not Ranked		 They know how to get a result over the line! Despite a very high number of conceded goals (10), they’ve scored 20 themselves and gone undefeated against Ballard FC. They’ll want to tighten up at the back, but they’re in fine form.
13 Peoria City
(3-0-2)
Next match: vs River Light FC, 7:30 pm CT, 6/15		 9
Last Week:
4		 Back down to earth a bit for Peoria City after a 2-2 draw with River Light FC, but they’re still in control of the division, which speaks to the lead they had in the first place. They’ll see River Light again on Saturday.
14 Fort Wayne FC
(4-1-1)
Next match: @ FC Buffalo, 7 pm ET, 6/19		 5
Last Week:
9		 Taylor Dyson’s last-minute goal broke Fort Wayne hearts everywhere as Toledo Villa FC grabbed a 2-1 win for the first loss in two seasons for the 2023 Valley Division champions. How they bounce back will define the rest of their season.
15 Midwest United FC
(8-1-1)
Next match: @ AFC Ann Arbor, 7 pm ET, 6/15		 3
Last Week:
11		 The first loss on the column, to a very good Flint City Bucks team, but Midwest United still have 8 wins logged and a +12 goal difference. However, with a loss to Flint City, they lose the ability to determine their own destiny at the top – if Flint win their four matches in hand, they’re ahead of Midwest by a point.

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