After a month straight of facing Miami FC and Atlanta United 2, the Tampa Bay Rowdies (6W-3D-0L, 21 pts) are looking forward to a matchup with the Charelston Battery (5W-2D-2D, 17 pts) this Saturday in South Carolina. Since the Rowdies last beat them 2-0 on July 31, the Battery have solidified their hold on the […]
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Rowdies Notebook: Lucky Mkosana Feeling Fitter than Ever
The Tampa Bay Rowdies enter the weekend with a little less space at the top of Group H. After a commanding 3-0 victory on the road against North Carolina FC, the second-place Charleston Battery have closed the gap to 4 points. Both the Rowdies and Charleston have played half of their schedule and have three […]
Rowdies Notebook: Scarlett Reaching New Level with Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are starting the weekend high atop Group H and also slightly ahead in the USL Championship’s overall standings. Even the latest odds from the website FiveThirtyEight gives them a 99 percent chance at securing a postseason spot. But the Rowdies are far from content, according to head coach Neill Collins. “I […]
Rowdies Notebook: Lachowecki Relishing Rowdies Return
The Tampa Bay Rowdies came through their first round of Group H games on top, knocking off Atlanta United 2, the Charleston Battery and Miami FC by a combined scoreline of 7-1. As a result of those wins and the two draws in their non-group games, the Rowdies are first in the group with 14 […]
Rowdies Notebook: “We’re Going to Play Miami as if They’re First Place”
The Tampa Bay Rowdies will play their first of four matches against Miami FC this Friday at Riccardo Silva Stadium. Miami sits dead last in the Group H standings, having lost its season season opener back in March and its first match of the restart last week at Atlanta United 2. “I think one of […]
Rowdies Notebook: Building Malik Johnson Back Up
by JAKE NUTTING The Tampa Bay Rowdies and the entire sports world received reminders this week of just how quickly this resumption of play can be put in danger. Within the Rowdies’ own league, it was reported that two more players from Austin Bold FC tested positive for coronavirus recently, bringing the total positive cases […]
Rowdies Look to Continue Positive Start against NCFC
by JAKE NUTTING Last year’s Tampa Bay Rowdies were cruising at the top of the standings with a 13-match unbeaten streak to start the season when North Carolina FC came into town on June 8 and handed the Rowdies their first defeat of the year in a 3-1 result. North Carolina also won the second […]
A 2020 Rowdies Refresher
by JAKE NUTTING We had to wait a whole lot longer than anyone thought, but the 2020 home debut of the Tampa Bay Rowdies is now fast approaching. The Rowdies will host fellow Group H member Atlanta United 2 at Al Lang on Saturday, the first of their 15-match schedule for the reformatted USL Championship […]
Rowdies’ Busy Week Starts with Trip to Louisville City
by JAKE NUTTING After a perfect three-match homestand to begin their first season in the United Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Rowdies are hitting the road for the first time to take on Louisville City FC. Louisville is also unbeaten in its first three matches, though an opening week draw against Saint Louis FC leaves […]
Rowdies Facing a Familiar Foe for First Match Against an Independent USL Team
by JAKE NUTTING The first two games of the year went about as perfectly as the Tampa Bay Rowdies could have hoped for. Two wins and two shut outs are a welcome boost to the team’s morale after entering their first season in the United Soccer League with high expectations. Nabbing the wins at home […]