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Indy Eleven vs Charleston Battery
Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 7 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis, Ind.
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2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 1-3-1, 4 pts (-3); 10th Eastern Conference
Charleston Batter: 3-0-3, 12 pts (+6); 1st Eastern Conference
Community Health Network Sports Medicine Indy Eleven Injury Report
OUT: A. Quinn (knee), D. Sanchez (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: None
SETTING THE SCENE
The Boys in Blue return home to face Charleston Battery Saturday at The Mike.
Indy is coming off a 5-3 loss to Eastern Conference rival Louisville City and sits at 1-3-1 in the USL Championship standings. Charleston’s last contest was also against Louisville, a mid-week match-up in which CHS came out victorious at 3-2 to improve to 3-0-3.
SERIES VS. CHARLESTON
Saturday marks the 10th meeting between Indy and Charleston dating back to the 2018 USL Championship season, with the Boys in Blue holding the 4-3-2 advantage.
Indy leads 4-3-2 | GF 18, GA 16
Recent Meetings
Oct. 22, 2023 * | L, 5-0 | Away
July 12, 2023 | D, 1-1 | Home
June 2, 2023 | W, 4-0 | Away
Oct. 8, 2022 | W, 4-1 | Home
June 4, 2022 | W, 4-3 | Away
*USL Championship Playoff Match
LAST TIME OUT
LOUISVILLE – Indy Eleven fell, 5-3, on the road to Louisville City FC.
A FAMILIAR FOE
Indy forward Augi Williams will face his former team on Saturday, having suited up for Charleston during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Williams led Charleston in goals both years, with 31 total, and helped the club to its second league [USLC] final appearance in 2023. In 2022, Williams’ 16 tallies accounted for 40% of Charleston’s goals, with the total standing as the most in a regular season for a player during the squad’s USL Championship era.
Team Of The Week X3
Jack Blake earned his third USL Championship Team of the Week honor of the 2024 season following a two-goal performance against Louisville City FC. Blake also earned back-to-back team of the week accolades following his performances in weeks one and two.
Blake leads Indy Eleven with four goals in five matches after scoring a pair in Saturday’s match, already besting his season total (3) from 2023. The midfielder had five shots in the match, won three of four tackles and seven of 10 duels and added seven recoveries.
Indy opened the season with back-to-back weeks with two players on the USL Championship Team of the Week. Blake and Younes Boudadi were honored after the week one match at Oakland, while Blake repeated alongside Aedan Stanley after the win over Memphis week two.
GO 4 MORE
Indy has scored four goals on seven occasions through seven USL Championship seasons. The Eleven outscored opponents 28-10 in these matches and have multiple four-goal performances over Charleston (3x) and Birmingham (2x).
PARTY CRASHERS
Indy went unbeaten in 2023 against the top three teams in the USLC Eastern Conference. The Eleven’s 3-1 win over Pittsburgh put the first, and only, blemish on the home team’s record after coming into the match 7-0-3 and kept Indy atop the league record for most points at home in a regular season (43, 2019). Overall, the Boys in Blue were 2-0-4 (10 GF, 4 GA) against the top three.
Originally posted on indyeleven.com